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Acts 7:9

King James Version (KJV)

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Acts 7:9

Verse 9 of 60

Scripture focus

And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,

Acts 7:9 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Acts 7:9

Theological / Devotional

Moved with envy. The record is that his brethren “hated him” (Gen. 37:4, 5) and “envied him” (v. 11). This is the first step in Stephen’s argument that the messengers of God have always been opposed by those who were for a given time representatives of the Hebrew nation.

Sold Joseph into Egypt. Actually Joseph was sold to the Midianites and Ishmaelites (Gen. 37:25, 28), but since the result was Joseph’s enslavement in Egypt, objection to Stephen’s phrasing is trivial. Joseph himself said to his brethren, “Ye sold me hither” (Gen. 45:5).

But God. Rather, “and God.” This reflects the account in Gen. 39:2, 21, 23. God’s presence is not limited, for the Lord was with Joseph even in heathen Egypt. Remembrance of this fact must have brought comfort to Stephen during his trial.

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