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What is the main point of Acts 7?
Acts 7 is the seventh chapter of the Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It records the address of Stephen before the Sanhedrin and his execution outside Jerusalem, and introduces Saul (who later became Paul the Apostle).
What was Stephen’s message?
The primary theme of Stephen’s speech is that Israel’s leaders had failed to recognize that God had told His people ahead of time that they could expect a change. They had falsely concluded that the present state of Judaism was the final stage in God’s plan of revelation and redemption.
What did the king of Egypt tell the Hebrew midwives to do?
The king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, whose names were Shifra and Puah, 16 “When you help the Hebrew women in childbirth and observe them on the delivery stool, if it is a boy, kill him; but if it is a girl, let her live.” 17 The midwives, however, feared God and did not do what the king of Egypt had told them …
Who baptized the Apostle Paul?
Ananias
Saul is baptized by Ananias and called Paul. Men carry a cripple since birth and set him on the steps. Christ commands Ananias to find Saul and give him sight so that he can preach of Christ.
What was Stephen’s defense?
Stephen’s defense of his faith before the Sanhedrin, Jerusalem’s supreme rabbinic court, so enraged his Jewish audience that he was taken out of the city and stoned to death. His final words, a prayer of forgiveness for his attackers, echoed those of Jesus on the cross.
What does the exodus refer to?
Exodus, the liberation of the people of Israel from slavery in Egypt in the 13th century bce, under the leadership of Moses; also, the Old Testament book of the same name.
What did Moses mother do to save him from death?
To save her son’s life, she waterproofed a basket and put the child in it. Jochebed placed Moses in a basket and released him in the flow of River Nile. Thus Jochebed nursed her son until he was old enough and brought him to the Pharaoh’s daughter, who adopted him as her son.
Who led the Israelites into the Promised Land?
Joshua
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WHO removed the scales from Paul’s eyes?
Ananias of Damascus
| Saint Ananias of Damascus | |
|---|---|
| Born | Unknown (perhaps Damascus) |
| Died | Eleutheropolis (tradition) |
| Major shrine | Zoravor Surp Astvatsatsin Church in Yerevan, Armenia |
| Feast | January 25 Tuesday after fifth Sunday after the feast of the Holy Cross (Armenian Apostolic Church) |