Acts 7:34 — meaning, Hebrew and Greek word study, commentary
Acts 7:34
I have seen, I have seen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send thee into Egypt.
a people (in general · noun — genitive singular masculine
my
μοῦmoû
G3450
of me
people
λαόςlaós
G2992
a people (in general
which
τὴνtēn
G3588
the (sometimes to be supplied · article — accusative singular feminine
in
ἐνen
G1722
"in · preposition
Egypt
ΑἰγύπτῳAiguptō
G125
Ægyptus · noun — dative singular feminine, a place
and
καὶkai
G2532
and · conjunction
heard
ἤκουσα·ēkousa
G191
to hear (in various senses) · verb — aorist active indicative, 1st person singular
their
αὐτῶνautōn
G846
the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive plural masculine
groaning
στεναγμοῦstenagmou
G4726
a sigh · noun — genitive singular masculine
and
καὶkai
G2532
and · conjunction
down
κατέβηνkatebēn
G2597
to descend (literally or figuratively) · verb — second aorist active indicative, 1st person singular
deliver
ἐξελέσθαιexelesthai
G1807
actively · verb — second aorist middle infinitive
them
αὐτούς·autous
G846
the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative plural masculine
And
καὶkai
G2532
and · conjunction
now
νῦνnun
G3568
"now" (as adverb of date · adverb
come
δεῦροdeuro
G1204
here · interjection
send
ἀποστείλωaposteilō
G649
set apart · verb — aorist active subjunctive, 1st person singular
thee
σέsé
G4571
thee
into
εἰςeis
G1519
to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) · preposition
Egypt
Αἴγυπτον.¶Aigupton
G125
Ægyptus · noun — accusative singular feminine, a place
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Cross-references
Exodus 3:7-10 And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmaster…
Exodus 4:31 And the people believed: and when they heard that the LORD had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction,…
Nehemiah 9:9 And didst see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red sea;
Psalms 106:44 Nevertheless he regarded their affliction, when he heard their cry:
Exodus 2:23-25 And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cr…
Exodus 3:14 And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.
John 6:38 For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.
Isaiah 63:8-9 For he said, Surely they are my people, children that will not lie: so he was their Saviour.
Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).
Commentary
Matthew Henry on Acts 7:30-41
Stephen here proceeds in his story of Moses; and let any one judge whether these are the words of one that was a blasphemer of Moses or no; nothing could be spoken more honourably of him. Here is,
I. The vision which he saw of the glory of God at the bush (Act 7:30): When forty years had expired (during all which time Moses was buried alive in Midian, and was now grown old, and one would think past service), that it might appear that all his performances were products of a divine power and promise (as it appeared that Isaac was a child of promise by his being born of parents stricken in years), now, at eighty years old, he enters upon that post of honour to which he was born, in recompence f…
an angel of the Lord--rather, "the Angel of the Covenant," who immediately calls Himself JEHOVAH (Compare Act 7:38).
Adam Clarke on Acts 7:30
In a flame of fire in a bush - See this and the following verses largely explained in the notes on Exo 3:1-8 (note).
John Gill on Acts 7:34
I have seen, I have see the affliction of my people, &c. The repetition of the phrase denotes the certainty of it, the exquisite and exact knowledge the Lord took of the affliction of his people, and how much his heart was affected with it:
which is in Egypt; from whence Moses had fled and had left them, he being now in the land of Midian, which was the place of his sojourning: and
I have heard their groaning; under their various oppressions and burdens, and by reason of the cruel usage of their taskmasters:
and am come down to deliver them; not by local motion, or change of place, God being omnipresent, who fills all places at all times; but by the effects of his grace and power.
And no…
Prayer is a mighty weapon if it be made with suitable mind. And that thou mayest learn its strength, continued entreaty has overcome shamelessness, and injustice, and savage cruelty, and overbearing rashness. For He says, "Hear what the unjust judge saith." Again it has overcome sloth also, and what friendship did not effect, this continued entreaty did: and "although he will not give him because he is his friend," yet "because of his importunity he will rise and give to him." And continued assiduity made her worthy who was unworthy. "It is not meet" (He says) "to take the children's bread and to cast it to the dogs. Yea! Lord!" she says, "for even the dogs eat [the crumbs] from their master's table." Let us apply ourselves to Prayer. It is a mighty weapon if it be offered with earnestness, if without vainglory, if with a sincere mind. It has turned back wars, it has benefited an entire nation though undeserving. "I have heard their groaning" (He says) "and am come down to deliver them." It is itself a saving medicine, and has power to prevent sins, and to heal misdeeds. In this the desolate widow was assiduous.
"I have seen, I have seen the affliction of My people which is in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send thee into Egypt." See, how he shows, that both by kindnesses, and by chastisements, and by miracles, God was drawing them to Him: but they were still the same. That God is everywhere present, they learned. Hearing these things, let us in our afflictions flee to Him. "And their groaning," saith He, "I have heard:" not simply, "because of their calamities." But if any should ask, Why then did He suffer them to be evil entreated there? Why, in the first place, to every just man his sufferings are the causes of his rewards. And in the next place, as to why He afflicted them: it was to show His power, that He can (do all), and not only so, but that He may also train them. Observe in fact; when they were in the desert, then they "waxed fat, they grew thick, they spread out in breadth, they kicked": and ever and always ease was an evil. Therefore also from the beginning He said to Adam: "In the sweat of thy face thou shall eat thy bread." Also (it was) in order that having come out of much suffering into rest, they might give thanks to God. For affliction is a great good. For hear the Prophet saying, "It is good for me, that Thou hast humbled me."
The Church Fathers: public-domain translations (Ante-Nicene and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers), verse-indexed by SermonIndex (CC BY 4.0).
Dictionary and topics
Angel Of The Lord — (Genesis 16:7) etc. (The special form in which God manifested himself to man, and hence Christ’s visible form before the incarnation. Compare (Acts 7:30-38) with the corresponding Old-Testament…
Stephen — One of the seven deacons, who became a preacher of the gospel. He was the first Christian martyr. His personal character and history are recorded in Acts 6. “He fell asleep” with a prayer for his…
Call · .MOSES — .MOSES
Court · ACCUSED SPOKE IN HIS OWN — ACCUSED SPOKE IN HIS OWN
Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).
on Acts 7:30-34
Acts 7:30-34
30. And when forty years were expired, there appeared unto him in the desert of Mount Sinai the angel of the Lord, in a flame of fire in a bush. 31. And so soon as Moses saw it, he wondered at the vision. Furthermore, when he drew near to consider, the voice of the Lord came unto him, 32. I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, the God of Jacob; and Moses was afraid, and durst not draw near. 33. And the Lord said unto him, Put off thy shoes from thy feet; for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground. 34. In seeing, I have heard [seen] the affliction of my people in Egypt, and have heard their mourning, and I am come down to deliver them. And now…
