He brought them out, after that he had shewed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red sea, and in the wilderness forty years.
Parallel translations
- WEB This man led them out, having worked wonders and signs in Egypt, in the Red Sea, and in the wilderness for forty years.
- BSB He led them out and performed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, at the Red Sea, and for forty years in the wilderness.
- NKJV He brought them out, after he had shown wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red Sea, and in the wilderness forty years.
- NASB This man led them out, performing wonders and signs in the land of Egypt and in the Red Sea, and in the wilderness for forty years.
- NLT And by means of many wonders and miraculous signs, he led them out of Egypt, through the Red Sea, and through the wilderness for forty years.
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Quick answer
Moses led Israel out with signs and wonders in Egypt, at the Red Sea, and through forty years in the wilderness. God confirmed His chosen deliverer with mighty works.
Overview
Stephen summarizes Moses' redemptive ministry, marked by wonders and signs over forty years (Exodus 7-14; the wilderness years). These works authenticated Moses as God's sent deliverer. Likewise, the signs and wonders accompanying Jesus and the apostles testified that God was at work in them.
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- Exod 14:21And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.
- Exod 12:41And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years, even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all the hosts of the LORD went out from the land of Egypt.
- Exod 33:1And the LORD said unto Moses, Depart, and go up hence, thou and the people which thou hast brought up out of the land of Egypt, unto the land which I sware unto Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, Unto thy seed will I give it:
- Exod 14:27–29And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to his strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the LORD overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.
- Ps 78:12–33Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.
- Exod 7:1–14And the LORD said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet.
- Exod 16:35And the children of Israel did eat manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited; they did eat manna, until they came unto the borders of the land of Canaan.
- Deut 4:33–37Did ever people hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as thou hast heard, and live?
- Num 11:1–35And when the people complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard it; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the LORD burnt among them, and consumed them that were in the uttermost parts of the camp.
- Neh 9:18–22Yea, when they had made them a molten calf, and said, This is thy God that brought thee up out of Egypt, and had wrought great provocations;
- Deut 8:4Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years.
- Acts 13:18And about the time of forty years suffered he their manners in the wilderness.
- Deut 6:21–22Then thou shalt say unto thy son, We were Pharaoh’s bondmen in Egypt; and the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand:
- Exod 16:1–17And they took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came unto the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departing out of the land of Egypt.
- Ps 105:27–36They shewed his signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.
- Neh 9:12–15Moreover thou leddest them in the day by a cloudy pillar; and in the night by a pillar of fire, to give them light in the way wherein they should go.
- Ps 105:39–45He spread a cloud for a covering; and fire to give light in the night.
- Ps 135:8–12Who smote the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and beast.
- Ps 106:17–18The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram.
- Deut 2:25–37This day will I begin to put the dread of thee and the fear of thee upon the nations that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear report of thee, and shall tremble, and be in anguish because of thee.
- Ps 136:9–21The moon and stars to rule by night: for his mercy endureth for ever.
- Num 16:1–17Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men:
- Exod 19:1–20In the third month, when the children of Israel were gone forth out of the land of Egypt, the same day came they into the wilderness of Sinai.
- Ps 95:10Forty years long was I grieved with this generation, and said, It is a people that do err in their heart, and they have not known my ways:
- Acts 7:42Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel, have ye offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices by the space of forty years in the wilderness?
- Num 20:1–21Then came the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, into the desert of Zin in the first month: and the people abode in Kadesh; and Miriam died there, and was buried there.
- Heb 8:9Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord.
- Num 14:1–45And all the congregation lifted up their voice, and cried; and the people wept that night.
- Ps 78:42–51They remembered not his hand, nor the day when he delivered them from the enemy.
- Exod 15:23–25And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter: therefore the name of it was called Marah.
- Neh 9:10And shewedst signs and wonders upon Pharaoh, and on all his servants, and on all the people of his land: for thou knewest that they dealt proudly against them. So didst thou get thee a name, as it is this day.
- Ps 106:8–11Nevertheless he saved them for his name’s sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known.
- Num 9:15–23And on the day that the tabernacle was reared up the cloud covered the tabernacle, namely, the tent of the testimony: and at even there was upon the tabernacle as it were the appearance of fire, until the morning.
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