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Acts 7:42 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Acts 7:42 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Acts chapter 7 verse 42 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel, have ye offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices by the space of forty years in the wilderness?”
Acts 7:42 (KJV)
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Commentary on Acts 7:42
Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel, have ye offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices by the space of forty years in the wilderness? Stephen quotes Amos 5:25-27, showing divine judgment involves God withdrawing restraining grace and allowing sin's natural progression.God turned expresses judicial abandonment—a terrifying theme in Scripture. When persistent rebellion meets divine patience's end, God gives people over to their chosen path (Romans 1:24, 26, 28). This isn't active punishment but remova...
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Cross-References for Acts 7:42
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“house of Israel”
“and the houses of the kings of Judah”
“But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me.”
“or the moon moving in splendor”
“Today if you will hear his voice, don't harden your hearts, as in the rebellion.{Psalm 95:7-8}”
“and when you see the sun and the moon and the stars”
“and grieved his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy”
“that their bodies should be dishonored among themselves”
“at the door of the temple of Yahweh”