- v 1 to 43 Stephen replies to the high priest by showing that many of God's dealings with the Jews didn't involve the temple and were very often outside the land of Israel:
- v 2 to 8 God appeared to Abraham in Mesopotamia. After living in Haran, Abraham moved to the land of Israel
- v 9 to 19 First Joseph and then Jacob's whole family ended up in Egypt. They were eventually mistreated and became slaves
- v 20 to 43 Moses tried unsuccessfully to deliver them from slavery. God appeared to Moses in the wilderness of Mount Sinai and worked with him to deliver them. They soon, however rejected Moses and worshipped idols
- v 44 to 50 Stephen then comments that God doesn't live in man-made structures like Solomon's temple
- v 51 to 53 He says they are just like their fathers who repeatedly persecuted God's prophets, culminating in their murder of Christ
- v 54 to 60 Stephen, before being stoned, sees Jesus in heaven standing at the right hand of God
Timeline AD 60
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