Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Acts: Chapter 7]
7:33 {Holy ground} (\g• hagia\). The priests were barefooted when
they ministered in the temple. Moslems enter their mosques
barefooted today. Cf. Jos 5:15. {Sandal} (\hupod•ma\, bound
under) is here "a distributive singular" (Hackett). Even the
ground near the bush was "holy," a fine example for Stephen's
argument.
7:34 {I have surely seen} (\id•n eidon\). Imitation of the Hebrew
infinitive absolute, (Ex 3:7) "Seeing I saw" (cf. Heb 6:14).
{The affliction} (\t•n kak•sin\). From \kako•\, to treat evilly
(from \kakos\, evil). Old word, here only in the N.T. and from
Ex 3:7. {Groaning} (\stenagmou\). Old word from \stenaz•\, to
sigh, to groan. In the N.T. only here and Ro 8:26. Root \sten\
in our word stentorian. {I am come down} (\kateb•n\). Second
aorist active indicative of \katabain•\, I came down. {To
deliver} (\exelesthai\). Second aorist middle infinitive of
\exaire•\, to take out for myself. {I will send} (\aposteil•\).
First aorist active subjunctive (hortatory of \apostell•\, "Let
me send").
7:35 {This Moses} (\Touton ton M•us•n\). Rhetorical repetition
follows this description of Moses (five times, anaphora, besides
the use here, six cases of \houtos\ here about Moses: verse 35
twice, 36,37,38,40). Clearly Stephen means to draw a parallel
between Moses and Jesus. They in Egypt {denied} (\•rn•santo\)
Moses as now you the Jews denied (\•rn•sasthe\, 3:13) Jesus.
Those in Egypt scouted Moses as "ruler and judge" (verses
27,35, \archonta kai dikast•n\) and God "hath sent"
(\apestalken\, perfect active indicative, state of completion)
Moses "both a ruler and a deliverer" (\archonta kai lutr•t•n\) as
Jesus was to be (Lu 1:68; 2:38; Heb 9:12; Tit 2:14). "Ransomer"
or "Redeemer" (\lutr•t•s\) is not found elsewhere, \lutron\
(ransom), \lutro•\, to ransom, and \lutr•sis\, ransoming or
redemption, are found often. In Ac 5:31 Christ is termed
"Prince and Saviour." {With the hand} (\sun cheiri\). So the
correct text. The Pharisees had accused Stephen of blaspheming
"against Moses and God" (6:11). Stephen here answers that
slander by showing how Moses led the people out of Egypt in
co-operation (\sun\) with the hand of the Angel of Jehovah.
7:37 {Like unto me} (\h•s eme\). This same passage Peter quoted
to the crowd in Solomon's Porch (Ac 3:22). Stephen undoubtedly
means to argue that Moses was predicting the Messiah as a prophet
like himself who is no other than Jesus so that these Pharisees
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