Acts 7:35

³³ Then the Lord said to him, ‘Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.

³⁴ I have indeed seen the oppression of My people in Egypt. I have heard their groaning and have come down to deliver them. Now come, I will send you back to Egypt.’

This Moses, whom they had rejected with the words, ‘Who made you ruler and judge?’ is the one whom God sent to be their ruler and redeemer through the angel who appeared to him in the bush.

³⁶ He led them out and performed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, at the Red Sea, and for forty years in the wilderness.

³⁷ This is the same Moses who told the Israelites, ‘God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers.’

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: This Moses, whom they had rejected with the words, ‘Who made you ruler and judge?’ is the one whom God sent to be their ruler and redeemer through the angel who appeared to him in the bush.
KJV: This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush.
WEB: “This Moses whom they refused, saying, ‘Who made you a ruler and a judge?’—God has sent him as both a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.
ASV: This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? him hath God sent [to be] both a ruler and a deliverer with the hand of the angel that appeared to him in the bush.
DARBY: This Moses, whom they refused, saying, Who made thee ruler and judge? him did God send [to be] a ruler and deliverer with the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.
BLB: This Moses, whom they rejected, having said, ‘Who appointed you ruler and judge?’—this one whom God sent [as] both ruler and redeemer by the hand of the angel having appeared to him in the bush—

ÅB: Denne Moses som de fornektet, idet de sa: Hvem har satt deg til høvding og dommer? ham sendte Gud til å være både høvding og redningsmann ved den engels hånd som åpenbarte seg for ham i tornebusken.
OTB: «Denne Moses som de avviste, og sa: ‘Hvem har satt deg til hersker og dommer?’ er den Gud sendte som både hersker og befrier, med hjelp av engelen som viste seg for ham i busken.
B1930: Denne Moses som de fornektet, idet de sa: Hvem har satt dig til høvding og dommer? ham sendte Gud til å være både høvding og redningsmann ved den engels hånd som åpenbarte sig for ham i tornebusken.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Psalms 118:22–23
The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
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Luke 19:14
But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We do not want this man to rule over us.’
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Psalms 75:7
but it is God who judges; He brings down one and exalts another.
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Psalms 113:7–8
He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the dump
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Numbers 20:16
and when we cried out to the LORD, He heard our voice, sent an angel, and brought us out of Egypt. Now look, we are in Kadesh, a city on the edge of your territory.
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Exodus 14:19
And the angel of God, who had gone before the camp of Israel, withdrew and went behind them. The pillar of cloud also moved from before them and stood behind them,
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John 19:15
At this, they shouted, “Away with Him! Away with Him! Crucify Him!” “Shall I crucify your King?” Pilate asked. “We have no king but Caesar,” replied the chief priests.
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Acts 2:36
Therefore let all Israel know with certainty that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ!”
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