124 Christianity’s First Martyr

Acts 7:35-59, TBC Book Two, Chapter 124
No one uttered a single word. Every eye in the Sanhedrin remained riveted on Stephen. 

“This Moses whom I now speak of,” said Stephen, “the one that God was sending back to Egypt, is the same Moses who the Israelites had rejected, saying, ‘Who made you our ruler and judge?’ It was God himself who spoke to Moses from the burning bush, who now did indeed send him to be their ruler and deliverer. With wondrous signs and miracles, he led them out of Egypt.

“He foretold to the Israelites, ‘God will one day send you another prophet like me from among your own people.’ During those 40 years in the desert he again heard from the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai. The living words that Moses received from God, he then passed on to us.

“But our forefathers refused to obey. When Moses was away from the assembly, they demanded that Aaron make gods for them to worship. That’s when they formed a golden calf. . . .

(See THE BIBLE CLICKS, Book Two, Chapter 124, for the rest of the story.)
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Today’s Takeaways
     A proverb to guide you: Nothing agitates so fiercely as guilt in denial, blind obstinance that fails to see truth in the mirror.
     A promise to cling to: “Who is going to harm you if you are eager to do good? But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. ‘Do not fear their threats; do not be frightened. . . .’  For it is better, if it is God’s will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.” 1 Peter 3:13-14, 17 NIV
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