Study it in the app“The God of this people Israel chose our fathers and exalted the people during their stay as foreigners in the land of Egypt, and with an uplifted arm he brought them out of it.”
The Godὁ θεὸςof thisτοῦ τούτουpeopleλαοῦIsraelἸσραὴλchoseἐξελέξατοour fathersτοὺς πατέρας ἡμῶνandκαὶexaltedὕψωσενthe peopleτὸν λαὸνduringἐνtheir stay as foreignersτῇ παροικίᾳinἐνthe landγῇof Egypt,Αἰγύπτουandκαὶwithμετὰan upliftedὑψηλοῦarmβραχίονοςhe broughtἐξήγαγενthemαὐτοὺςout ofἐξit.αὐτῆς
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theos” appearspeople
A people, above all Israel, God's people.
Where else “laou” appearsIsrael
Israel: the name God gave to Jacob, and the people descended from him.
Where else “Israēl” appearschoose
Choose, select.
Where else “exelexato” appearsforefather
An ancestor: Abraham as the founder of the family.
Where else “pateras” appearsexalt
To give honor and a high place to someone.
Where else “hypsōsen” appearsstay as a foreigner
A stay as a foreigner in a land not one's own; the time of one's exile.
Where else “paroikiai” appearsland
A country or a region.
Where else “gēi” appearsEgypt
See it on the mapWhere else “Aigyptou” appearshigh
High, like a mountain.
Where else “hypsēlou” appearsarm
Arm.
Where else “brachionos” appearslead out
Lead out, bring out.
Where else “exēgagen” appearsEgypt
Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)
A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.
Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).
16So Paul stood up, and motioning with his hand he said, “Men of Israel and you who fear God, listen.
17 · This verse (above)
18And for about forty years’ time he put up with them in the wilderness.
1. What it says
In Antioch, while they fasted and served the Lord, what did the Holy Spirit say, and what did the assembly do? (vv. 1-3)
2. What it means
Why do you think the assembly fasted and prayed before sending Barnabas and Saul? (vv. 2-3)
3. How I live it
Facing an important decision, with whom can you seek counsel and pray before taking the step?
