This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush.
This same Moses, the one they rejected by asking 'Who put you in charge of us?', God actually did choose to lead and rescue them through the angel who spoke to him from that burning bush.
The leader they rejected was exactly who God had chosen all along.
📚 Historical Context
In the Book of Acts, Stephen is recounting the story of Moses to the Jewish leaders to illustrate God's faithfulness and how He works through history. Moses was initially rejected by the Israelites when he tried to defend them in Egypt, as they questioned his authority to act as a ruler and judge. However, God later called Moses through the burning bush and appointed him as their deliverer, showing that divine selection overrides human rejection.
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