Acts 7:39

“To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt,”

"To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt," - Acts 7:39
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What does Acts 7:39 mean?

The verse Acts 7:39 in the King James Version of the Bible reads, "To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt." This verse is part of a larger passage in the book of Acts, spoken by Stephen, who was one of the…

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Returning to Egypt: A Reflection on Disobedience and Redemption

Acts 7:39 presents a poignant moment in Israel's history as Stephen recounts the stubbornness of the Israelites when they rejected Moses, the very one chosen by God to lead them out of bondage in Egypt. The verse reads, "To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from…

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A Prayer for Obedience and Deliverance from the Spirit of Rebellion

Heavenly Father, As I come before You in prayer, I am deeply aware of the solemn lesson presented in Acts 7:39: "To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt." Lord, I thank You for the Word that is a lamp unto…

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Acts 7:39 - "To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt,"
John 7:37-39
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Acts 16:39 - "And they came and besought them, and brought them out, and desired them to depart out of the city."
Acts 19:39 - "But if ye enquire any thing concerning other matters, it shall be determined in a lawful assembly."
Acts 5:39 - "But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God."
Acts 13:39 - "And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses."
1 Chronicles 7:39 - "And the sons of Ulla; Arah, and Haniel, and Rezia."
Acts 27:39 - "And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they discovered a certain creek with a shore, into the which they were minded, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship."
Acts 2:39 - "For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call."
Acts 10:39 - "And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew and hanged on a tree:"
Psalms 39:7 - "And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee."
Acts 15:39 - "And the contention was so sharp between them, that they departed asunder one from the other: and so Barnabas took Mark, and sailed unto Cyprus;"
Nehemiah 7:39 - "¶ The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three."
Job 39:7 - "He scorneth the multitude of the city, neither regardeth he the crying of the driver."
Numbers 7:39 - "One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:"
"And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing." - Acts 8:39
Acts 8:39 - "And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing."
Jeremiah 39:7 - "Moreover he put out Zedekiah's eyes, and bound him with chains, to carry him to Babylon."
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1 Kings 22:39 - "Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house which he made, and all the cities that he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?"
Acts 21:39 - "But Paul said, I am a man which am a Jew of Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city: and, I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people."
Exodus 39:7 - "And he put them on the shoulders of the ephod, that they should be stones for a memorial to the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses."
"And the sons of Ulla; Arah, and Haniel, and Rezia." - 1 Chronicles 7:39
Acts 14:7 - "And there they preached the gospel."