and approved by God, endowed with power to do signs and wonders, equipped and sent by God to be the nation’s leader, deliverer, prophet, redeemer and saviour.
The argument of the Jews who rejected Jesus is that, if He had been sent by God as the Messiah, Saviour and Lord, the leaders in the nation would have recognised Him. Stephen recounted their history and revealed the perpetual blindness of Israel and her leaders. At his first appearance, they did not recognise Moses; at His first revelation to Israel, the nation did not recognise our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.
Some people in Israel recognised Jesus as the fulfillment of this prophecy. “Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said: “This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world,” . The leaders had no excuse, their blindness was self-imposed, so, they could preserve their dead tradition. The common people asked: “Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ?” .
Concerning “this holy place,” the temple, the place of worship, which almost became the object of worship, he recited what Solomon had said and revealed what God, Himself, had said. “Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet” . God, Himself, said, “Heaven is My Throne, and earth is My footstool: what house will ye build Me? Saith the Lord: or what is the place of My rest?” .
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