What details does Acts 7 contain that are not found in the book of Genesis?
Acts 7 supplies details absent from the Genesis account: Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, became the top man in Egypt under Pharaoh, was mighty in words and deeds, and his life divided into three 40-year segments—Pharaoh’s palace, desert sheepherding, and leading Israel.
Les teaches that Acts chapter 7 fills in details left out of the Genesis account, and many appear in this one chapter. He notes Moses was "exceeding fair," meaning not merely a pretty baby but a special child in God's line of service; his parents understood by faith that God would use him and took special steps to save his life. Acts 7 adds that Pharaoh's daughter took him up and nourished him as her own son. It also reveals Moses was learned, or educated, in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, became the top man in Egypt under Pharaoh, was highly educated, had great power, and was mighty in word and deeds. Finally, Acts 7 gives the breakdown of Moses' life into segments of 40: forty years in Pharaoh's palace, forty years on the back side of the desert herding sheep, and forty years leading the children of Israel—details, Les says, we only get in Acts chapter 7.
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Is the 40-year breakdown of Moses' life found in the Old Testament or only in Acts 7?
The three-part 40-year breakdown of Moses' life is not found in the Old Testament; it is only given in Acts chapter 7.
How does Stephen build his argument in Acts 7?
Stephen builds his argument in Acts 7 from Abraham and the Abrahamic covenant, then the promises made to the nation of Israel, and finally applies it to his Jewish audience.