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Acts 7:40-42

King James Version (KJV)

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— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

40. 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. 41. And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands. 42. 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?

Acts 7:40-42 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Acts 7:40

Theological / Devotional

Make us gods. See on Ex. 32:1. Stephen shows how their lack of faith in Moses’ leadership led the Israelites to one of the worst forms of sin — idolatry.

By SdaBc