Acts 7:38

Easy To Read Version

This is the same Moses who was with the gathering of God’s people in the desert. He was with the angel that spoke to him at Mount Sinai, and he was with our ancestors. Moses received commands from God that give life. Moses gave us those commands.

Cross References

Isaiah 63:9

The people had many troubles,\par but the Lord was not against them.\par The Lord loved the people\par and felt sorry for them.\par So the Lord saved them.\par He sent his special angel to save them.\par He picked them up and carried them,\par and \{he will take care of them\} forever.\par

John 1:17

The law was given through Moses. But grace and \{the way of\} truth came through Jesus Christ.

John 6:63

It is not the body that gives a person life. It is the spirit that gives life. The things I told you are spirit. And so these things give life.

Acts 7:30

“After 40 years Moses was in the desert near Mount Sinai. An angel appeared to him in the flame of a burning bush.

Acts 7:35

“This Moses was the same man the Israelites {\cf2\super [136]} said they did not want. They had said to him, ‘Did anyone say you could be our ruler and judge? {\cf2\super [137]} No!’ Moses is the same man that God sent to be a ruler and savior. God sent Moses with the help of an angel. This was the angel Moses saw in the burning bush.

Acts 7:53

You are the people that received the law \{of Moses\}. God gave you this law through his angels. But you don’t obey this law!”

Romans 3:2

Yes, the Jews have many special things. The most important thing is this: God trusted the Jews with his teachings.

Romans 9:4

They are the people of Israel. {\cf2\super [73]} Those people (the Jews) are God’s chosen children. Those people have the glory of God and the agreements that God made between himself and his people. God gave them the law \{of Moses\} and the \{temple\} worship. And God gave his promises to those people (the Jews).

Galatians 3:19

So what was the law {\cf2\super [39]} for? The law was given to show the wrong things people do. The law would continue until the special Descendant of Abraham came. This is the Descendant mentioned in the promise. \{The promise came directly from God.\} But the law was given through angels. The angels used \{Moses for\} a mediator {\cf2\super [40]} to give the law to people.

Deuteronomy 33:4

Moses gave us the Law. Those teaching are for Jacob’s people.

Hebrews 2:2

The teaching (the law) that God spoke through angels was shown to be true. And every time the \{Jewish\} people did something against that teaching they were punished for what they did. They were punished when they did not obey that teaching.

Hebrews 4:12

God’s word {\cf2\super [34]} (message) is alive and working. His word is sharper than the sharpest sword. God’s word cuts all the way into us \{like a sword\}. It cuts deep to the place where the soul and the spirit are joined. God’s word cuts to the center of our joints and our bones. It judges the thoughts and feelings in our hearts.

1 Peter 4:11

The person who speaks should speak words from God. The person who serves should serve with the strength that God gives. You should do these things so that in everything God will be praised through Jesus Christ. Power and glory belong to him forever and ever. Amen.