Acts 7:42
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“Then 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?”
παραδίδωμι
To hand over, to betray, to deliver up. He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification. The delivering of Jesus was the saving of the world.
ἔρημος
wilderness,
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ἔρημος
Desert, wilderness, solitary place. Eremos. He withdrew to a wilderness place and prayed. The wilderness is not punishment. It is often the training ground for the greatest seasons.
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θυσία
sacrifices
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θυσία
Sacrifice, offering. Thusia. Present your bodies as a living sacrifice. The sacrifice God wants is not an animal on an altar. It is a life fully surrendered to His purposes.
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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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οἶκος
O house
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οἶκος
House, household, family. Oikos. As for me and my house we will serve the LORD. The household of faith begins in the household of the home. Discipleship starts at home.
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προφήτης
prophets:
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προφήτης
Prophet, one who speaks forth. Prophetes. No prophecy was ever produced by the will of man. The prophets spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
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οὐρανός
of heaven,
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οὐρανός
Heaven, sky, the dwelling of God. Ouranos. Our Father in heaven. Heaven is not just a place but a presence. The Father is there. And where the Father is is home.
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στρατιά
host
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στρατιά
from the base of G4766 (στρώννυμι), as encamped); camp-likeness, i.e. an army, i.e. (figuratively) the angels, the celestial luminaries
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γράφω
it has been written
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γράφω
To write, to record. These things are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ and have life in His name.
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Ἰσραήλ
of Israel?
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Ἰσραήλ
Israel (i.e. Jisrael), the adopted name of Jacob, including his descendants (literally or figuratively)
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στρέφω
Turned away
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στρέφω
to twist, i.e. turn quite around or reverse (literally or figuratively)
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προσφέρω
did you offer
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προσφέρω
to bear towards, i.e. lead to, tender (especially to God), treat
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λατρεύω
to worship
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λατρεύω
to minister (to God), i.e. render religious homage
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καθώς
even as
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καθώς
just (or inasmuch) as, that
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σφάγιον
slain beasts
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σφάγιον
a victim (in sacrifice)
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τεσσαράκοντα
forty
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τεσσαράκοντα
forty
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