When Stephen was stoned, he did not retaliate

When Stephen was stoned, he did not retaliate

Acts 7:59

            ⁵⁹ While they were stoning him, Stephen prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”

Psalm 31:5

            ⁵ Into your hands I commit my spirit; 
    deliver me, Lord, my faithful God.

Lk 23:46

            ⁴⁶ Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.”^[a] When he had said this, he breathed his last.

1 Pet 2:23

            ²³ When they hurled their insults at him, he did not retaliate; when he suffered, he made no threats. Instead, he entrusted himself to him who judges justly.

We learn the following from the above verses

1)     When Stephen was stoned, he did not retaliate

2)     We should commit ourselves to God for our deliverance

3)     Jesus committed His spirit in to Father’s hands

4)     When people hurled their insults against Jesus, He did not retaliate

Moses received living words to pass on to us

Moses received living words to pass on to us

Acts 7:38

            ³⁸ He was in the assembly in the wilderness, with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our ancestors; and he received living words to pass on to us.

Dt 32:45-47

            ⁴⁶ he said to them, “Take to heart all the words I have solemnly declared to you this day, so that you may command your children to obey carefully all the words of this law. ⁴⁷ They are not just idle words for you—they are your life. By them you will live long in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess.”

Heb 4:12

            ¹² For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.

1 Pet 1:23

            ²³ For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.

Isa 55:11

            ¹¹ so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, 
but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.

Jer 23:29

             ²⁹ “Is not my word like fire,”declares the Lord, “and like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces?

1 Th 2:13

            ¹³ And we also thank God continually because, when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human word, but as it actually is, the word of God, which is indeed at work in you who believe.

We learn the following from the above verses

1)     Moses received living words to pass on to us

2)     The Word of God is our life. By them we will live long in the land.

3)     For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.

4)     For we have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.

5)     The word of God is accomplishing

6)     The word of God is like a hammer that breaks rocks into pieces.

The word of God works in those who believe

When God is with us we will be blessed(Continued)

Jos 1:5(God promised Joshua that He will be with him and will not leave or forsake him)

            ⁵ No one will be able to stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.

Gen 21:20(God was with Ishmael as he grew up)

            ²⁰ God was with the boy as he grew up. He lived in the desert and became an archer.

Jos 6:27(The Lord was with Joshua)

            ²⁷ So the Lord was with Joshua, and his fame spreadthroughout the land.

Jud 1:19(God was with the men of Judah. They took possession of the hill country) 

            ¹⁹ The Lord was with the men of Judah. They took possession of the hill country, but they were unable to drive the people from the plains, because they had chariots fitted with iron.

1 Sam 18:28(Saul realized that the Lord was with David making him be successful)

            ²⁸ When Saul realized that the Lord was with David and that his daughter Michal loved David, ²⁹ Saul became still more afraid of him, and he remained his enemy the rest of his days.

We learn the following from the above verses

1)  God was with Ishmael as he grew up

2)  God promised Joshua that He will be with him and will not leave or forsake him

3)  The Lord was with Joshua

4)  God was with the men of Judah. They took possession of the hill country

5)  Saul realized that the Lord was with David making him be successful

God was with Joseph and blessed him.

God was with Joseph and blessed him.

Acts 7:9(When Joseph was sold, God was with him)

            ⁹ “Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him

Gen 39:2, 21, 23

            ² The Lord was with Joseph so that he prospered, and he lived in the house of his Egyptian master.

            ²¹ The Lord was with him; he showed him kindness and granted him favor in the eyes of the prison warden. 

             ²³ The warden paid no attention to anything under Joseph’s care, because the Lord was with Joseph and gave him success in whatever he did.

Hag 2:4

            ⁴ But now be strong, Zerubbabel,’ declares the Lord. ‘Be strong, Joshua son of Jozadak, the high priest. Be strong, all you people of the land,’ declares the Lord, ‘and work. For I am with you,’ declares the Lord Almighty.

Luke 1:66

            ⁶⁶ Everyone who heard this wondered about it, asking, “What then is this child going to be?” For the Lord’s hand was with him.

We learn the following from the above verses

1)     God was with Joseph and blessed him.

2)     When Joseph was sold, God was with him

3)     The Lord was with Joseph so that he prospered

4)     The Lord was with Joseph; he showed him kindness and granted him favor in the eyes of the prison warden

5)     We should be strong for God is with us

6)     God’s hand was with John the Baptist.

 

God’s blessing is unconditional

Acts 7:5 – God promised Abraham that he and his descendants would possess the land even though at that time Abraham had no child

Gen 12:7

            ³ I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; 
and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.

Gen 17:8

            ⁸ The whole land of Canaan, where you now reside as a foreigner, I will give as an everlasting possession to you and your descendants after you; and I will be their God. ”

Gen 26:3

            ³ Stay in this land for a while, and I will be with you and will bless you. For to you and your descendants I will give all these lands and will confirm the oath I swore to your father Abraham.

  

We learn the following from the above verses

1)      God promised Abraham that he and his descendants would possess the land even though at that time Abraham had no child

2)      All peoples on earth will be blessed through us

3)      God will give us the land of Canaan

4)      God will bless us according to His promise

Purpose or activity against God’s plan will fail

Purpose or activity against God’s plan will fail

Acts 5:39(Gamaliel ordered sanhedrin to not to fight against God)

            ³⁸ Therefore, in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone! Let them go! For if their purpose or activity is of human origin, it will fail. ³⁹ But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop these men; you will only find yourselves fighting against God.”

2 Chr 13:12, 18(Jeroboam won the battle against Abijah as he relied on God)

            ¹² God is with us; he is our leader. His priests with their trumpets will sound the battle cry against you. People of Israel, do not fight against the Lord, the God of your ancestors, for you will not succeed.”

            ¹⁸ The Israelites were subdued on that occasion, and the people of Judah were victorious because they relied on theLord, the God of their ancestors.

Pro 21:30(There is no wisdom, no insight, no plan that can succeed against the Lord)

            ³⁰ There is no wisdom, no insight, no plan that can succeed against the Lord.

Isa 46:10(God’s purpose will stand)

            ¹⁰ I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please.’

 We learn the following from the above verses

1)     Purpose or activity against God’s plan will fail

2)     Gamaliel ordered sanhedrin to not to fight against God

3)     Jeroboam won the battle against Abijah as he relied on God

4)     There is no wisdom, no insight, no plan that can succeed against the Lord

5)     God’s purpose will stand

Peter and other apostles replied that they should obey God rather man

Peter and other apostles replied that they should obey God rather man

Acts 5:29(Peter and the other apostles replied: “We must obey God rather than human beings!)

            ²⁹ Peter and the other apostles replied: “We must obey God rather than human beings!

Ex 1:17(The midwives, however, feared God and did not do what the king of Egypt had told them to do; they let the boys live)

            ¹⁷ The midwives, however, feared God and did not do what the king of Egypt had told them to do; they let the boys live.

Acts 4:19(But Peter and John replied, “Which is right in God’s eyes: to listen to you, or to him? You be the judges!)

            ¹⁹ But Peter and John replied, “Which is right in God’s eyes: to listen to you, or to him? You be the judges!

We learn the following from the above verses

1)     Peter and the apostles obeyed God

2)     The midwives feared God and did not do what the king of Egypt had told them to do.

It is right in the eyes of God to listened to Him