Acts 7:32
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“Saying, I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then Moses trembled, and durst not behold.”
πατήρ
When Jesus teaches His disciples to pray, He begins with the most radical word imaginable — Father. In the ancient world, approaching God as Father was almost unthinkable. Jesus opens the door and says: this is how you come. Not as a subject before a king. As a child before a Father who already knows what you need.
τολμάω
he was daring
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τολμάω
probably itself from the base of G5056 (τέλος) through the idea of extreme conduct); to venture (objectively or in act; while G2292 (θαῤῥέω) is rather subjective or in feeling); by implication, to be courageous
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κατανοέω
to look.
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κατανοέω
To consider carefully, to fix the eyes on. Katanoeo. Consider the birds of the air. Consider the lilies. Jesus calls us to observe creation as a lesson in trusting the Father.
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θεός
God
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θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
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γίνομαι
having become
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γίνομαι
To become, to come into being, to happen. Ginomai. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. What is true in heaven is meant to become true on earth through prayer.
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Μωσεύς
Moses
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Μωσεύς
Moseus, Moses, or Mouses (i.e. Mosheh), the Hebrew lawgiver
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Ἰακώβ
of Jacob.’
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Ἰακώβ
Jacob (i.e. Ja`akob), the progenitor of the Israelites
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Ἰσαάκ
of Isaac
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Ἰσαάκ
Isaac (i.e. Jitschak), the son of Abraham
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ἔντρομος
Terrified
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ἔντρομος
terrified
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