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Acts 7:32

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What does Acts 7:32 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob. And Moses trembled, and durst not behold.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob. And Moses trembled, and durst not behold.
Acts 7:32 — American Standard Version

Context — Acts 7

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
29And Moses fled at this saying, and became a sojourner in the land of Midian, where he begat two sons.
30And when forty years were fulfilled, an angel appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, in a flame of fire in a bush.
31And when Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to behold, there came a voice of the Lord,
32I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob. And Moses trembled, and durst not behold.
33And the Lord said unto him, Loose the shoes from thy feet: for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.
34I have surely seen the affliction of my people that is in Egypt, and have heard their groaning, and I am come down to deliver them: and now come, I will send thee into Egypt.
35This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? him hath God sent [to be] both a ruler and a deliverer with the hand of the angel that appeared to him in the bush.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Saying, I am the God of thy fathers, etc.] Who made a covenant with them, promised the land of Canaan to them, and to their posterity, and to bring the children of Israel out of their servitude and bondage, and into the possession of the promised land: the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob; words which our Lord makes use of to prove the doctrine of the resurrection of the dead, since God is not the God of the dead, but of the living, (See Gill on “<402232>Matthew 22:32”) Then Moses trembled; this Stephen had by tradition; in which way also the author of the epistle to the Hebrews had the account of his trembling and quaking at the same mount, when the law was given,…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Saying, I am the God ... - See this explained in the notes on Matthew 22:32. Then Moses trembled - Exodus 3:6. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“I am: Act 3:13; Gen 50:24; Exo 3:6, Exo 3:15, Exo 4:5; Mat 22:32; Heb 11:16 Then: Act 9:4-6; Gen 28:13-17; Exo 33:20; Kg1 19:13; Job 4:14, Job 37:1, Job 37:2, Job 42:5, Job 42:6; Psa 89:7; Isa 6:1-5; Dan 10:7, Dan 10:8; Mat 17:6; Luk 5:8; Rev 1:17 Acts 7:33”
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