Acts Of The Apostles – Acts Chapter 7

Acts Of The Apostles – Acts Chapter 7

1. Then said the high priest, Are these things so?
2. And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia before he dwelt in Charran
3. And said unto him, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall shew thee.
4. Then came he out of the land of the Chaldaeans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell.
5. And he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on: yet he promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him when as yet he had no child.
6. And God spake on this wise, That his seed should sojourn in a strange land; and that they should bring them into bondage, and entreat them evil four hundred years
7. And the nation to whom they shall be in bondage will I judge, said God: and after that shall they come forth, and serve me in this place.
8. And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day, and Isaac begat Jacob, and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs
9. And the patriarchs moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,
10. And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house
11. Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance
12. But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.
13. And at the second time, Joseph was made known to his brethren, and Joseph’s kindred was made known unto Pharaoh.
14. Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to him, and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls.
15.  So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers,
16. And were carried over into Sychem, and laid in the sepulcher that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor the father ofSychem
17. But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt Till another king arose, which knew not Joseph.
18. The same dealt subtly with our kindred, and evil entreated our fathers, so that they cast out their young children, to the end they might not live.
19. In which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair, and nourished up in his father’s house three months:
20. And when he was cast out, Pharaoh’s daughter took him up and nourished him for her own son.
21. And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was mighty in words and in deeds.
22. And when he was full forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel.
23. And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him that was oppressed, and smote the Egyptian
24. For he supposed his brethren would have understood how that God by his hand would deliver them: but they understood not
25. And the next day he showed himself unto them as they strove, and would have set them at one again, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren; why do ye wrong one to another?
26. But he that did his neighbor wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?
27. Wilt thou kill me, as thou diddest the Egyptian yesterday?
28. Then fled Moses at this saying and was a stranger in the land of Madian, where he begat two sons.
29. And when forty years had expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sina an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush.
30. When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to behold it, the voice of the Lord came unto him,
31. Saying, I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then Moses trembled, and durst not behold
32. Then said the Lord to him, Put off thy shoes from thy feet: for the place where thou standest is holy ground
33. I have seen, I have seen the affliction of my people in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and I have come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send thee into Egypt.
34. This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same way God sent him to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel, who appeared to him in the bush.
35. He brought them out, after that, he had showed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red Sea, and in the wilderness forty years.
36. This is that Moses, said unto the children of Israel, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear.
37. This is he, that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel which spake to him in the mount Sina, and with our fathers: who received the lively oracles to give unto us:
38. To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt,
39. Saying unto Aaron, Make us gods to go before us: for as for this Moses, which brought us out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.
40. And they made a calf in those days and offered sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.
41. Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel, have ye offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices by the space of forty years in the wilderness?
42. Yea, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, figures which ye made to worship them: and I will carry you away beyond Babylon.
43. Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as he had appointed, speaking unto Moses, that he should make it according to the fashion that he had seen.
44. Which also our fathers that came after brought in with Jesus into the possession of the Gentiles, whom God drave out before the face of our fathers, unto the days of David;
45. Who found favor before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.
46. But Solomon built him a house
47. Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,
48. Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest?
49. Hath, was it not my hand that made all these things?
50. Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye.
51. Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which showed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers:
52. Who have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have not kept it.
53. When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth.
54. But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up steadfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,
55. And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.
56. Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord,
57. And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man’s feet, whose name was Saul.
58. And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
59. And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.

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Chapter 7 – Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1. What is the main content of Acts 7? (Acts 7:1-53)

1. Stephen gets thrown into prison, where he preaches to the captives
2. Stephen’s response to the council
3. The twelve apostles begin their missionary voyages
4. None of the above

Answer: 2. Stephen’s response to the council

“Then said the high priest, ‘Are these things so?’ And he said, ‘Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken….”‘ (7:1-2)

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Question 2. About whom does Stephen talk about in beginning his defense? (Acts 7:2)

1. Jacob
2. Moses
3. Adam
4. All of the above
5. None of the above

Answer: 5. None of the above

“And he said, ‘Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; the God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran, and said unto him, “Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and come into the land which 1 shall shew thee.”‘” (7:2-3)

Question 3. “And the nation to whom they shall be in bondage will I judge, said God: And after that shall they come forth, and serve me in this place.” What is the covenant that God gives to Abraham? (Acts 7:8)

1. The covenant of circumcision
2. The covenant of the law
3. The Ark of the Covenant
4. All of the above
5. None of the above

Answer: 1. The covenant of circumcision

Question 4. “But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham… What happens when this time draws near? (Acts 7:1 7)

1. The people multiply greatly
2. The Egyptians try to kill all the daughters of the Jews
3. The nation receives the ten commandments
4. All of the above
5. None of the above

Answer: 1. The people multiply greatly

“But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt….” (7:17)

Question 5. What is the Egyptians’ “solution” to the exponential growth of the Jews? (Acts 7:19)

1. They kill all their women
2. They drive them into the desert to die
3. They force the Jews to kill their newly born children
4. All of the above
5. None of the above

Answer: 3. They force the Jews to kill their newly born children

“Till another king arose, which knew not Joseph. The same dealt subtly with our kindred, and evil entreated our fathers, so that they cast out their young children, to the end they might not live.” (7:18-19)

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Question 6. How is Moses preserved from this fate? (Acts 7:21)

1. His mother sends Moses to her brother outside of Egypt
2. His mother hides Moses from the Egyptians
3. His mother sells herself into slavery in return for the freedom of her son
4. None of the above

Answer: 4. None of the above

’The same dealt subtly with our kindred, and evil entreated our fathers, so that they cast out their young children, to the end they might not live. In which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair, and nourished up in his father’s house three months: And when he was cast out, Pharaoh’s daughter took him up, and nourished him for her own son.” (7:19- 21)

Questions 7. “Then fled Moses at this saying, and was a stranger in the land of Madian, where he begat two sons.” How does Moses know when to return to Egypt to free the Jews? (Acts 7:30)

1. God sends an Israelite to tell him
2. God appears to Moses in the burning bush
3. Moses is forced back to Egypt by circumstance
4. None of the above

Answer: 2. God appears to Moses in the burning bush

“And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sina an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush. When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight: And as he drew near to behold it, the voice of the LORD came unto him, saying, ‘I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.f Then Moses trembled, and durst not behold… Then said the Lord to him, Put off thy shoes from thy feet: For the place where thou standest is holy ground. 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.”‘ (7:30-34)

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Question 8. What is the reaction of the Jews to Moses? (Acts 7:39-41)

1. They are grateful, for they have prayed for their redemption
2. They are divided, they don’t know what to do
3. They want to return to the idolatry they learned in Egypt
4. None of the above

Answer: 3. They want to return to the idolatry they learned in Egypt

“To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt, saying unto Aaron, ‘Make us gods to go before us: For as for this Moses, which brought us out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.’ And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.” (7:39-41)

Question 9. Who builds a temple for the Lord in Jerusalem? (Acts 7:47)

1. Solomon
2. David
3. Moses
4. All of the above
5. None of the above

Answer: 1. Solomon

“But Solomon built him a house.” (7:47)

Question 10. What is the essence of Stephen’s words? (Acts 7:51)

1. That Jesus Christ is the Son of God
2. That the Jews have constantly persecuted prophets sent from God
3. That all things must pass away, but heaven will never pass away
4. All of the above
5. None of the above

Answer: 2. That the Jews have constantly persecuted prophets sent from God

“Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: As your fathers did, so do ye. Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? And they have slain them which showed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers: Who have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have not kept it.” (7: 51-53 )

Questions 11. What is the reaction of the council to Stephen’s words? (Acts 7:54)

1. They are mad at him
2. They are cut to the heart, and many repent, but they are divided
3. They don’t know what to say and decide to put him in jail
4. None of the above

Answer: 1. They are mad at him

“When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth.” (7:54)

Questions 12. What happens next to Stephen? (Acts 7:55-56)

1. He looks up to heaven and sees the glory of God
2. He tells the council that he can see Christ
3. He is filled with the Holy Spirit
4. All of the above
5. None of the above

Answer: 4. All of the above

Questions 13. How does the council react to Stephen’s words? (Acts 7:57-58)

1. They cry out with a loud voice
2. They cover their ears so they can’t hear him
3. They rush upon him and stone him
4. All of the above
5. None of the above

Answer: 4. All of the above

“Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord, and cast him out of the city, and stoned him….” (7:57-58)

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Questions 14. Who is present at the stoning of Stephen? (Acts 7:5S)

1. Peter
2. Saul
3. Gamaliel
4. All of the above
5. None of the above

Answer:  2. Saul

“And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: And the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man’s feet, whose name was Saul.” (7:58)

Questions 15. What is Stephen’s last prayer? (Acts 7:60)

1. “Lord, do not hold this sin against them”
2. “Forgive them for they know not what they do”
3. “Forgive me o Lord, and save me”
4. All of the above
5. None of the above

Answer: 1.”Lord, do not hold this sin against them”

“And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, ‘Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.’ And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, ‘Lord, lay not this sin to their charge.’ And when he had said this, he fell asleep.” (7:59-60)