Acts 7:44
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as he had appointed, speaking unto Moses, that he should make it according to the fashion that he had seen.”
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.
τύπος
pattern
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τύπος
a die (as struck), i.e. (by implication) a stamp or scar; by analogy, a shape, i.e. a statue, (figuratively) style or resemblance; specially, a sampler ("type"), i.e. a model (for imitation) or instance (for warning)
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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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ὁράω
he had seen;
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ὁράω
To see, to behold, to observe carefully. We will see Him as He is. To see God face to face is the destiny of every believer.
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μαρτύριον
testimony
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μαρτύριον
something evidential, i.e. (genitive case) evidence given or (specially), the Decalogue (in the sacred Tabernacle)
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λαλέω
speaking
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λαλέω
To speak, to talk, to utter. He spoke and it was done. The word of God is not silent. It is always speaking.
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διατάσσω
had commanded
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διατάσσω
to arrange thoroughly, i.e. (specially) institute, prescribe, etc.
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ποιέω
to make
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ποιέω
to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
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Μωσεύς
to Moses
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Μωσεύς
Moseus, Moses, or Mouses (i.e. Mosheh), the Hebrew lawgiver
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σκηνή
tabernacle
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σκηνή
a tent or cloth hut (literally or figuratively)
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καθώς
even as
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καθώς
just (or inasmuch) as, that
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