Act 7:23, 30, 36 | JFB | STEP | 23-27. In , the life of Moses is represented as embracing three periods, of forty years each; the Jewish writers say the same; and though this is not expressly stated in the Old Testament, his age at death, one hundred twenty years ( ), agrees with it. it came into his heart to visit his brethren —his heart yearning with love to them as God's chosen people, and heaving with the consciousness of a divine vocation to set them free.

Acts 7:23

23-27. In Ac 7:23, 30, 36, the life of Moses is represented as embracing three periods, of forty years each; the Jewish writers say the same; and though this is not expressly stated in the Old Testament, his age at death, one hundred twenty years (De 34:7), agrees with it.

it came into his heart to visit his brethren—his heart yearning with love to them as God's chosen people, and heaving with the consciousness of a divine vocation to set them free.

Acts 7:30

30-34. an angel of the Lord—rather, "the Angel of the Covenant," who immediately calls Himself JEHOVAH (Compare Ac 7:38).

Acts 7:36

35-41. This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge, &c.—Here, again, "the stone which the builders refused is made the head of the corner" (Ps 118:22).