Atos 7

Atos 7

Wuest writes that "The word assembly is a good one-word translation of ekklesia." NET Note adds that "ekklesia, is a secular use of the term that came to mean "church" in the epistles. Here a reference to an assembly is all that is intended." Together with the Angel Who was speaking to him on Mount Sinai - So again Stephen reminds the Sanhedrin that God's revelation has never been restricted solely to the Holy Temple at Jerusalem. And who was with our fathers - Notice Stephen is still referring to them as "our fathers," but that will soon change (Acts 7:51+)! The Angel of the Lord was not only with Moses on Mt Sinai but also with all the fathers (the 12 tribes of Israel in the wilderness). The Angel (the LORD) went before the fathers in their wilderness journey (Ex 13:21, 22). Again Stephen's point is that God's manifest presence (and His Shekinah glory) was seen in many other places besides the Temple in Jerusalem! And he received living oracles to pass on to you - The verb received is dechomai which means more than simply "receive" but includes the idea of a welcome reception, picturing Moses putting out the "Welcome" mat (so to speak) for God's oracles. Moses was happy to receive the Ten Commandments from God. Oracles (3051)(logion from lógios = an orator) was a saying, a pronouncement, a declaration. In Classical Greek logion was used to describe oracular utterances of heathen deities. John