Acts 7:35
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.
Acts 7:35 in other translations
| 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. |
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| 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. |
| YLT | ‘This Moses, whom they did refuse, saying, Who did set thee a ruler and a judge? this one God a ruler and a redeemer did send, in the hand of a messenger who 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. |
| BBE | This Moses, whom they would not have, saying, Who made you a ruler and a judge? him God sent to be a ruler and a saviour, by the hand of the angel whom he saw in the thorn-tree. |
| Webster | 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 who appeared to him in the bush. |
What does Acts 7:35 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 7:35-41
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Barnes' Notes
A ruler. A military leader, or a governor in civil matters.
A deliverer. A Redeemer--λυτρωτην--. It properly means one who redeems a captive or a prisoner by paying a price or ransom. And it is applied thus to our Lord Jesus, as having redeemed or purchased sinners by his blood as a price, Tit 2:14, 1Pet 1:18, Heb 9:12. It is used here, however, in a more general sense to denote the deliverance, without specifying the manner. Comp. Ex 6:6; Lk 24:21, 1:68, 2:38.
By the hand of the angel. Under the direction and by the help of the angel, Nu 20:16. Acts 7:30.
(c) "the angel" Ex 14:19, Nu 20:16
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Acts 7:30-41
Men deceive themselves, if they think God cannot do what he sees to be good any where; he can bring his people into a wilderness, and there speak comfortably to them. He appeared to Moses in a flame of fire, yet the bush was not consumed; which represented the state of Israel in Egypt, where, though they were in the fire of affliction, yet they were not consumed. It may also be looked upon as a type of Christ's…
Acts 7:35 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Acts 7:35
- Psalms 118:22-23
The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner. This is the Lord’s doing; it is marvellous in our eyes.
- Luke 19:14
But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.
- Psalms 75:7
But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.
- Psalms 113:7-8
He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill; That he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his people.
- Numbers 20:16
And when we cried unto the Lord, he heard our voice, and sent an angel, and hath brought us forth out of Egypt: and, behold, we are in Kadesh, a city in the uttermost of thy border:
- Exodus 14:19
And the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them:
- John 19:15
But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Cesar.
- Acts 2:36
Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.
- Isaiah 63:11-12
Then he remembered the days of old, Moses, and his people, saying, Where is he that brought them up out of the sea with the shepherd of his flock? where is he that put his holy Spirit within him? That led them by the right hand of Moses with his glorious arm, dividing the water before them, to make himself an everlasting name?
- Exodus 14:24
And it came to pass, that in the morning watch the Lord looked unto the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians,
- Exodus 33:12-15
And Moses said unto the Lord, See, thou sayest unto me, Bring up this people: and thou hast not let me know whom thou wilt send with me. Yet thou hast said, I know thee by name, and thou hast also found grace in my sight. Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found grace in thy sight, shew me now thy way, that I may know thee, that I may find grace in thy sight: and consider that this nation is thy people. And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest. And he said unto him, If thy presence go not with me, carry us not up hence.
- Exodus 33:2
And I will send an angel before thee; and I will drive out the Canaanite, the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite:
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
9-15,27,28,51; 1Sa 8:7,8; 10:27; Lu 19:14; Joh 18:40; 19:15
the same.
Ps 75:7; 113:7,8; 118:22,23
a ruler.
2:36; 3:22; 5:31; 1Sa 12:8; Ne 9:10-14; Ps 77:20; Isa 63:11,12
Re 15:3
by.
30; Ex 14:19,24; 23:20-23; 32:34; 33:2,12-15; Nu 20:16; Isa 63:9
Col 1:15; Heb 2:2
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Context
- Acts 7:34
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.
- Acts 7:35
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.
- Acts 7:36
He brought them out, after that he had shewed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red sea, and in the wilderness forty years.
Acts 7:35 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | A este Moisés, al cual habían rehusado, diciendo: ¿Quién te ha puesto por príncipe y juez? á éste envió Dios por príncipe y redentor con la mano del ángel que le apareció en la zarza. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Ce Moïse qu’ils avaient rejeté, disant: Qui t’a établi chef et juge? celui-là, Dieu l’a envoyé pour chef et pour libérateur, par la main de l’ange qui lui était apparu au buisson. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Diesen Moses, den sie verleugneten, indem sie sagten: "Wer hat dich zum Obersten und Richter gesetzt?" diesen hat Gott zum Obersten und Retter gesandt mit der Hand des Engels, der ihm in dem Dornbusch erschien. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Hunc Moysen, quem negaverunt, dicentes: Quis te constituit principem et judicem? hunc Deus principem et redemptorem misit, cum manu angeli qui apparuit illi in rubo. |