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Amaziah started his reign in a Godly way, and took the decision not to allow Israel to go to battle with him because God's prophet said so. But he very foolishly took back home the Edomite gods and worshipped them. As God said through Ezekiel, "When a righteous man doth turn from his righteousness, and commit iniquity, and I lay a stumblingblock before him, he shall die:" Eze 3:20.
David Simpson [Worcester (UK)] Comment added in 2004 Reply to David
PRIDE
Amaziah started out as a very promising good king. But the time came when he went to battle, and because of the great success he had been given by God, he began to grow proud. Amaziah's pride led to a whole lot of horrible outcomes in his life.
First his pride led to idol worship, then to not listening to God's word through the prophet he sent. His pride led to arrogance as he challenged the king of Israel to battle, and then it resulted in great losses, the partial destruction of Jerusalem, the loss of all his precious goods, the loss of morale in his army, and his freedom as his people plotted against him.
Pride is hard to see in our lives but it can lead to incurable destruction. It will happen bit by bit. There will be warnings, just like Amaziah was warned, but unlike him, we need to choose to accept them and to humble ourselves. Only then will God be able to lift us up and give us grace.
Robert Prins [Auckland - Pakuranga - (NZ)] Comment added in 2017 Reply to Robert
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1. Amaziah <558> was twenty <6242> and five <2568> years <8141> old <1121> when he began to reign <4427>(8804), and he reigned <4427>(8804) twenty <6242> and nine <8672> years <8141> in Jerusalem <3389>. And his mother's <517> name <8034> was Jehoaddan <3086> of Jerusalem <3389>.
2. And he did <6213>(8799) that which was right <3477> in the sight <5869> of the LORD <3068>, but not with a perfect <8003> heart <3824>.
3. Now it came to pass, when the kingdom <4467> was established <2388>(8804) to him, that he slew <2026>(8799) his servants <5650> that had killed <5221>(8688) the king <4428> his father <1>.
4. But he slew <4191>(8689) not their children <1121>, but did as it is written <3789>(8803) in the law <8451> in the book <5612> of Moses <4872>, where the LORD <3068> commanded <6680>(8765), saying <559>(8800), The fathers <1> shall not die <4191>(8799) for the children <1121>, neither shall the children <1121> die <4191>(8799) for the fathers <1>, but every man <376> shall die <4191>(8799) for his own sin <2399>.
5. Moreover Amaziah <558> gathered <6908> <0> Judah <3063> together <6908>(8799), and made <5975>(8686) them captains <8269> over thousands <505>, and captains <8269> over hundreds <3967>, according to the houses <1004> of their fathers <1>, throughout all Judah <3063> and Benjamin <1144>: and he numbered <6485>(8799) them from twenty <6242> years <8141> old <1121> and above <4605>, and found <4672>(8799) them three <7969> hundred <3967> thousand <505> choice <977>(8803) men, able to go forth <3318>(8802) to war <6635>, that could handle <270>(8802) spear <7420> and shield <6793>.
6. He hired <7936>(8799) also an hundred <3967> thousand <505> mighty <1368> men of valour <2428> out of Israel <3478> for an hundred <3967> talents <3603> of silver <3701>.
7. But there came <935>(8804) a man <376> of God <430> to him, saying <559>(8800), O king <4428>, let not the army <6635> of Israel <3478> go <935>(8799) with thee; for the LORD <3068> is not with Israel <3478>, to wit, with all the children <1121> of Ephraim <669>.
8. But if thou wilt go <935>(8798), do <6213>(8798) it, be strong <2388>(8798) for the battle <4421>: God <430> shall make thee fall <3782>(8686) before <6440> the enemy <341>(8802): for God <430> hath <3426> power <3581> to help <5826>(8800), and to cast down <3782>(8687).
9. And Amaziah <558> said <559>(8799) to the man <376> of God <430>, But what shall we do <6213>(8800) for the hundred <3967> talents <3603> which I have given <5414>(8804) to the army <1416> of Israel <3478>? And the man <376> of God <430> answered <559>(8799), The LORD <3068> is <3426> able to give <5414>(8800) thee much more <7235>(8687) than this.
10. Then Amaziah <558> separated <914>(8686) them, to wit, the army <1416> that was come <935>(8804) to him out of Ephraim <669>, to go <3212> <0> home <4725> again <3212>(8800): wherefore their anger <639> was greatly <3966> kindled <2734>(8799) against Judah <3063>, and they returned <7725>(8799) home <4725> in great <2750> anger <639>.
11. And Amaziah <558> strengthened <2388>(8694) himself, and led forth <5090>(8799) his people <5971>, and went <3212>(8799) to the valley <1516> of salt <4417>, and smote <5221>(8686) of the children <1121> of Seir <8165> ten <6235> thousand <505>.
12. And other ten <6235> thousand <505> left alive <2416> did the children <1121> of Judah <3063> carry away captive <7617>(8804), and brought <935>(8686) them unto the top <7218> of the rock <5553>, and cast them down <7993>(8686) from the top <7218> of the rock <5553>, that they all were broken in pieces <1234>(8738).
13. But the soldiers <1121> of the army <1416> which Amaziah <558> sent back <7725>(8689), that they should not go <3212>(8800) with him to battle <4421>, fell <6584>(8799) upon the cities <5892> of Judah <3063>, from Samaria <8111> even unto Bethhoron <1032>, and smote <5221>(8686) three <7969> thousand <505> of them, and took <962>(8799) much <7227> spoil <961>.
14. Now it came to pass, after <310> that Amaziah <558> was come <935>(8800) from the slaughter <5221>(8687) of the Edomites <130>, that he brought <935>(8686) the gods <430> of the children <1121> of Seir <8165>, and set them up <5975>(8686) to be his gods <430>, and bowed down <7812>(8691) himself before <6440> them, and burned incense <6999>(8762) unto them.
15. Wherefore the anger <639> of the LORD <3068> was kindled <2734>(8799) against Amaziah <558>, and he sent <7971>(8799) unto him a prophet <5030>, which said <559>(8799) unto him, Why hast thou sought <1875>(8804) after the gods <430> of the people <5971>, which could not deliver <5337>(8689) their own people <5971> out of thine hand <3027>?
16. And it came to pass, as he talked <1696>(8763) with him, that the king said <559>(8799) unto him, Art thou made <5414>(8804) of the king's <4428> counsel <3289>(8802)? forbear <2308>(8798); why shouldest thou be smitten <5221>(8686)? Then the prophet <5030> forbare <2308>(8799), and said <559>(8799), I know <3045>(8804) that God <430> hath determined <3289>(8804) to destroy <7843>(8687) thee, because thou hast done <6213>(8804) this, and hast not hearkened <8085>(8804) unto my counsel <6098>.
17. Then Amaziah <558> king <4428> of Judah <3063> took advice <3289>(8735), and sent <7971>(8799) to Joash <3101>, the son <1121> of Jehoahaz <3059>, the son <1121> of Jehu <3058>, king <4428> of Israel <3478>, saying <559>(8800), Come <3212>(8798), let us see one another <7200>(8691) in the face <6440>.
18. And Joash <3101> king <4428> of Israel <3478> sent <7971>(8799) to Amaziah <558> king <4428> of Judah <3063>, saying <559>(8800), The thistle <2336> that was in Lebanon <3844> sent <7971>(8804) to the cedar <730> that was in Lebanon <3844>, saying <559>(8800), Give <5414>(8798) thy daughter <1323> to my son <1121> to wife <802>: and there passed by <5674>(8799) a wild <7704> beast <2416> that was in Lebanon <3844>, and trode down <7429>(8799) the thistle <2336>.
19. Thou sayest <559>(8804), Lo, thou hast smitten <5221>(8689) the Edomites <123>; and thine heart <3820> lifteth thee up <5375>(8804) to boast <3513>(8687): abide <3427>(8798) now at home <1004>; why shouldest thou meddle <1624>(8691) to thine hurt <7451>, that thou shouldest fall <5307>(8804), even thou, and Judah <3063> with thee?
20. But Amaziah <558> would not hear <8085>(8804); for it came of God <430>, that he might deliver <5414>(8800) them into the hand <3027> of their enemies, because they sought <1875>(8804) after the gods <430> of Edom <123>.
21. So Joash <3101> the king <4428> of Israel <3478> went up <5927>(8799); and they saw one another <7200>(8691) in the face <6440>, both he and Amaziah <558> king <4428> of Judah <3063>, at Bethshemesh <1053>, which belongeth to Judah <3063>.
22. And Judah <3063> was put to the worse <5062>(8735) before <6440> Israel <3478>, and they fled <5127>(8799) every man <376> to his tent <168>.
23. And Joash <3101> the king <4428> of Israel <3478> took <8610>(8804) Amaziah <558> king <4428> of Judah <3063>, the son <1121> of Joash <3101>, the son <1121> of Jehoahaz <3059>, at Bethshemesh <1053>, and brought <935>(8686) him to Jerusalem <3389>, and brake down <6555>(8799) the wall <2346> of Jerusalem <3389> from the gate <8179> of Ephraim <669> to the corner <6437>(8802) gate <8179>, four <702> hundred <3967> cubits <520>.
24. And he took all the gold <2091> and the silver <3701>, and all the vessels <3627> that were found <4672>(8737) in the house <1004> of God <430> with Obededom <5654>, and the treasures <214> of the king's <4428> house <1004>, the hostages <1121> <8594> also, and returned <7725>(8799) to Samaria <8111>.
25. And Amaziah <558> the son <1121> of Joash <3101> king <4428> of Judah <3063> lived <2421>(8799) after <310> the death <4194> of Joash <3101> son <1121> of Jehoahaz <3059> king <4428> of Israel <3478> fifteen <2568> <6240> years <8141>.
26. Now the rest <3499> of the acts <1697> of Amaziah <558>, first <7223> and last <314>, behold, are they not written <3789>(8803) in the book <5612> of the kings <4428> of Judah <3063> and Israel <3478>?
27. Now after the time <6256> that Amaziah <558> did turn away <5493>(8804) from following <310> the LORD <3068> they made <7194>(8799) a conspiracy <7195> against him in Jerusalem <3389>; and he fled <5127>(8799) to Lachish <3923>: but they sent <7971>(8799) to Lachish <3923> after <310> him, and slew <4191>(8686) him there.
28. And they brought <5375>(8799) him upon horses <5483>, and buried <6912>(8799) him with his fathers <1> in the city <5892> of Judah <3063>.
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6:10 [Daniel] got down on his knees three times a day and prayed and gave thanks before his God
It was Daniel's practice to pray three times a day. This might appear, at first glance, to be ritualistic. However it probably is good to program times for prayer during the day so that prayer and thankfulness are not neglected within our over-busy lives. It also allows us to regularly stop and get everything in perspective. This is not prescriptive (three times per day) but a helpful way of giving central place to our relationship with God. Jesus often departed to a solitary place for the express purpose of praying.
Bruce Bates [Forbes Australia] Comment added in 2023 Reply to Bruce
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1. It pleased <6925> <8232>(8754) Darius <1868> to set <6966>(8684) over <5922> the kingdom <4437> an hundred <3969> and twenty <6243> princes <324>, which should be <1934>(8748) over the whole <3606> kingdom <4437>;
2. And over <5924> these <4481> three <8532> presidents <5632>; of whom <4481> Daniel <1841> was first <2298>: that <459> the princes <324> might <1934>(8748) give <3052>(8751) accounts <2941> unto them, and the king <4430> should have <1934>(8748) no <3809> damage <5142>(8752).
3. Then <116> this <1836> Daniel <1841> was <1934>(8754) preferred <5330>(8723) above <5922> the presidents <5632> and princes <324>, because <3606> <6903> an excellent <3493> spirit <7308> was in him; and the king <4430> thought <6246>(8754) to set <6966>(8682) him over <5922> the whole <3606> realm <4437>.
4. Then <116> the presidents <5632> and princes <324> sought <1934>(8754) <1156>(8750) to find <7912>(8682) occasion <5931> against Daniel <1841> concerning <6655> the kingdom <4437>; but <3606> they could <3202>(8750) find <7912>(8682) none <3809> occasion <5931> nor <3809> fault <7844>(8752); forasmuch <6903> as he was faithful <540>(8683), neither <3809> was there any <3606> error <7960> or fault <7844>(8752) found <7912>(8728) in him <5922>.
5. Then <116> said <560>(8750) these <479> men <1400>, We shall not <3809> find <7912>(8684) any <3606> occasion <5931> against <5922> this <1836> Daniel <1841>, except <3861> we find <7912>(8681) it against him concerning the law <1882> of his God <426>.
6. Then <116> these <459> presidents <5632> and princes <324> assembled together <7284>(8684) to the king <4430>, and said <560>(8750) thus <3652> unto him <5922>, King <4430> Darius <1868>, live <2418>(8747) for ever <5957>.
7. All <3606> the presidents <5632> of the kingdom <4437>, the governors <5460>, and the princes <324>, the counsellors <1907>, and the captains <6347>, have consulted together <3272>(8724) to establish <6966>(8742) a royal <4430> statute <7010>, and to make a firm <8631>(8742) decree <633>, that whosoever shall ask <1156>(8748) a petition <1159> of <4481> any <3606> God <426> or man <606> for <5705> thirty <8533> days <3118>, save <3861> of <4481> thee, O king <4430>, he shall be cast <7412>(8729) into the den <1358> of lions <744>.
8. Now <3705>, O king <4430>, establish <6966>(8681) the decree <633>, and sign <7560>(8748) the writing <3792>, that it be not <3809> changed <8133>(8682), according to the law <1882> of the Medes <4076> and Persians <6540>, which altereth <5709>(8748) not <3809>.
9. Wherefore <3606> <1836> <6903> king <4430> Darius <1868> signed <7560>(8754) the writing <3792> and the decree <633>.
10. Now when Daniel <1841> knew <3046>(8754) that the writing <3792> was signed <7560>(8752), he went <5954>(8754) into his house <1005>; and his windows <3551> being open <6606>(8759) in his chamber <5952> toward <5049> Jerusalem <3390>, he kneeled <1289>(8750) upon <5922> his knees <1291> three <8532> times <2166> a day <3118>, and prayed <6739>(8743), and gave thanks <3029>(8683) before <6925> his God <426>, as <6903> <3606> he did <1934>(8754) <5648>(8751) aforetime <4481> <1836> <6928>.
11. Then <116> these <479> men <1400> assembled <7284>(8684), and found <7912>(8684) Daniel <1841> praying <1156>(8750) and making supplication <2604>(8723) before <6925> his God <426>.
12. Then <116> they came near <7127>(8754), and spake <560>(8750) before <6925> the king <4430> concerning <5922> the king's <4430> decree <633>; Hast thou not <3809> signed <7560>(8754) a decree <633>, that every <3606> man <606> that shall ask <1156>(8748) a petition of <4481> any <3606> God <426> or man <606> within <5705> thirty <8533> days <3118>, save <3861> of <4481> thee, O king <4430>, shall be cast <7412>(8729) into the den <1358> of lions <744>? The king <4430> answered <6032>(8750) and said <560>(8750), The thing <4406> is true <3330>, according to the law <1882> of the Medes <4076> and Persians <6540>, which altereth <5709>(8748) not <3809>.
13. Then <116> answered <6032>(8754) they and said <560>(8750) before <6925> the king <4430>, That Daniel <1841>, which is of <4481> the children <1123> of the captivity <1547> of Judah <3061>, regardeth <7761>(8754) <2942> not <3809> thee <5922>, O king <4430>, nor the decree <633> that thou hast signed <7560>(8754), but maketh <1156>(8750) his petition <1159> three <8532> times <2166> a day <3118>.
14. Then <116> the king <4430>, when he heard <8086>(8754) these words <4406>, was sore <7690> displeased <888>(8754) with himself, and set <7761>(8754) his heart <1079> on <5922> Daniel <1841> to deliver <7804>(8756) him: and he laboured <1934>(8754) <7712>(8723) till <5705> the going down <4606> of the sun <8122> to deliver <5338>(8682) him.
15. Then <116> these <479> men <1400> assembled <7284>(8684) unto <5922> the king <4430>, and said <560>(8750) unto the king <4430>, Know <3046>(8747), O king <4430>, that the law <1882> of the Medes <4076> and Persians <6540> is, That no <3606> decree <633> nor statute <7010> which the king <4430> establisheth <6966>(8681) may be changed <8133>(8682).
16. Then <116> the king <4430> commanded <560>(8754), and they brought <858>(8684) Daniel <1841>, and cast <7412>(8754) him into the den <1358> of lions <744>. Now the king <4430> spake <6032>(8750) and said <560>(8750) unto Daniel <1841>, Thy God <426> whom thou <607> servest <6399>(8750) continually <8411>, he will deliver <7804>(8755) thee.
17. And a <2298> stone <69> was brought <858>(8717), and laid <7761>(8752) upon <5922> the mouth <6433> of the den <1358>; and the king <4430> sealed <2857>(8754) it with his own signet <5824>, and with the signet <5824> of his lords <7261>; that the purpose <6640> might not <3809> be changed <8133>(8748) concerning Daniel <1841>.
18. Then <116> the king <4430> went <236>(8754) to his palace <1965>, and passed the night <956>(8754) fasting <2908>: neither <3809> were instruments <1761> of musick brought <5954>(8684) before <6925> him: and his sleep <8139> went <5075>(8754) from him <5922>.
19. Then <116> the king <4430> arose <6966>(8748) very early <8238> in the morning <5053>, and went <236>(8754) in haste <927>(8726) unto the den <1358> of lions <744>.
20. And when he came <7127>(8749) to the den <1358>, he cried <2200>(8754) with a lamentable <6088>(8750) voice <7032> unto Daniel <1841>: and the king <4430> spake <6032>(8750) and said <560>(8750) to Daniel <1841>, O Daniel <1841>, servant <5649> of the living <2417> God <426>, is thy God <426>, whom thou servest <6399>(8750) continually <8411>, able <3202>(8754) to deliver <7804>(8756) thee from <4481> the lions <744>?
21. Then <116> said <4449>(8745) Daniel <1841> unto <5974> the king <4430>, O king <4430>, live <2418>(8747) for ever <5957>.
22. My God <426> hath sent <7972>(8754) his angel <4398>, and hath shut <5463>(8754) the lions <744>' mouths <6433>, that they have not <3809> hurt <2255>(8745) me: forasmuch as <3606> <6903> before <6925> him innocency <2136> was found <7912>(8728) in me; and also <638> before <6925> thee, O king <4430>, have I done <5648>(8754) no <3809> hurt <2248>.
23. Then <116> was the king <4430> exceeding <7690> glad <2868>(8754) for him <5922>, and commanded <560>(8754) that they should take <5267> <0> Daniel <1841> up <5267>(8682) out of <4481> the den <1358>. So Daniel <1841> was taken up <5267>(8717) out of <4481> the den <1358>, and no <3809> manner <3606> of hurt <2257> was found <7912>(8728) upon him, because he believed <540>(8684) in his God <426>.
24. And the king <4430> commanded <560>(8754), and they brought <858>(8684) those <479> men <1400> which had accused <399>(8754) <7170> Daniel <1841>, and they cast <7412>(8754) them into the den <1358> of lions <744>, them <581>, their children <1123>, and their wives <5389>; and the lions <744> had the mastery <5705> <7981>(8754) of them, and brake <1855> <0> all <3606> their bones <1635> in pieces <1855>(8684) or ever <3809> they came <4291>(8754) at the bottom <773> of the den <1358>.
25. Then <116> king <4430> Darius <1868> wrote <3790>(8754) unto all <3606> people <5972>, nations <524>, and languages <3961>, that dwell <1753>(8748) in all <3606> the earth <772>; Peace <8001> be multiplied <7680>(8748) unto you.
26. I <4481> <6925> make <7761>(8752) a decree <2942>, That in every <3606> dominion <7985> of my kingdom <4437> men tremble <1934>(8748) <2112> and fear <1763>(8751) before <4481> <6925> the God <426> of Daniel <1841>: for he is the living <2417> God <426>, and stedfast <7011> for ever <5957>, and his kingdom <4437> that which shall not <3809> be destroyed <2255>(8721), and his dominion <7985> shall be even unto <5705> the end <5491>.
27. He delivereth <7804>(8757) and rescueth <5338>(8683), and he worketh <5648>(8751) signs <852> and wonders <8540> in heaven <8065> and in earth <772>, who hath delivered <7804>(8758) Daniel <1841> from <4481> the power <3028> of the lions <744>.
28. So this <1836> Daniel <1841> prospered <6744>(8684) in the reign <4437> of Darius <1868>, and in the reign <4437> of Cyrus <3567> the Persian <6543>.
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Acts 7:6; Gal 3:17;
Stephen said: “… his seed should sojourn in a strange land, and that they should bring them into bondage, and entreat them evil four hundred years.” (cf. Gen 15:13).
The apostle Paul writes: “… the law which was four hundred and thirty years after…” (cf. Exo 12:40,42).
These years are often disputed and said to contradict each other, but a closer examination will reveal that this is not the case.
From the call of Abram from Haran to the Exodus after which the Law came was 430 years (cf. Gen 12:1-4; Acts 7:2,3). This included the time Abraham resided in Canaan to the giving of the Law after the Exodus.
The prophesied time the Israelites would return to Canaan, Abraham’s seed, Isaac, and their descendants would sojourn in a strange land; that they would be in bondage and ill treated for 400 years (cf. Exo 6:4; Heb 11:8-13). Isaac was born 25 years after the promise and Abram’s call out of Haran, and was mocked by Ishmael, his half brother, who was half Egyptian, when Isaac was weaned (Gen 21:8,9). Isaac would have been five years old when this ill-treatment commenced, which was 30 years after Abram’s calling and promise. This continued right into the time Joseph came to power, as Scripture tells us that it was an abomination for the Egyptians to eat with the Hebrews (Gen 43:32).
Josephus in Antiquities of the Jews wrote that the Israelites “left Egypt in the month of Xanthicus, on the fifteenth day of the lunar month; four hundred and thirty years after our forefather Abraham cane into Canaan, but two hundred and fifteen years only after Jacob removed into Egypt” (II. 15.2).
The Septuagint on Exo 12:40 has: “And the sojourning of the children of Israel, while they sojourned in the land of Egypt, and the land of Chanaan, was four hundred and thirty years.”
Two hundred and fifteen years was the time Jacob/Israel and his descendants lived in Egypt because of a great famine and before the Exodus. This was 215 years after God’s promise to Abram. From the time of Abram’s calling to Israel’s entrance into Egypt was also 215 years.
According to the ages as recorded in the Bible, we have the following:
Abram 75, Yahweh makes promise to Abram and leaves Haran (Gen 12:1-4). Years to the Exodus are 430.
Abram 75-85, Yahweh tells Abram his descendants will be sojourners in a land that is not theirs and will be servants and afflicted for 400 years (Gen 15:13; Acts 7:6). Years from the Promise, 0-10 years, years to Exodus, 420.
Abram 85, lived now 10 years in Canaan; Hagar becomes his wife and she conceives Ishmael (Gen 16:3,4). Years from the promise, 10, years to the Exodus, 420.
Abram 86, Ishmael is born (Gen 16:15,16). Years from the promise, 11, years to Exodus 419.
Abraham 100 (Ishmael 14) Isaac is born (Gen 21:5). 25 years from the promise, years to the Exodus, 405.
Abraham 105, Isaac is weaned and Ishmael mocks/persecutes Isaac (Gen 21:8,9; Gal 4:29,30). Years from the promise, 30, years to the Exodus 400.
Abraham 140, Isaac 40 and marries Rebekah (Gen 24; Gen 25:20). Years from the promise, 65, years to the Exodus, 365.
Abraham 160, Isaac 60 when Esau and Jacob are born (Gen 25:26). Years from the promise, 85, years to the Exodus, 345.
Abraham 175, Isaac 75, Jacob 15, Abraham dies (cf. Gen 25:7). Years from the promise 100, years to the Exodus, 330.
Isaac 151, Jacob 91, Joseph is born. Years from the promise, 176, years to the Exodus, 254.
Isaac 168, Jacob 108, Joseph 17. Joseph sold into slavery and taken to Egypt (Gen 37). Years from the promise, 193, years to the Exodus, 237.
Isaac 180 , Jacob 120, Joseph 29. Isaac dies (Gen 35:28,29). Years from the promise, 205, years to Exodus, 225.
Jacob 121, Joseph 30, is made second to Pharaoh in Egypt (Gen 41:46). Years from the promise, 206, years to the Exodus, 224.
Jacob 130, Joseph 39, Joseph reveals himself to his brethren, two years into the famine with five years left (Gen 45:4-6; 47:9). Years from the promise, 215, years to the Exodus, 215.
Jacob 147, Joseph 56, Jacob dies (Gen 47:28). Years from the promise, 232, years to the Exodus, 198.
Joseph 110, dies (Gen 50:26). Years from the promise, 286, years to the Exodus, 144.
64 years pass from the time Joseph dies to when Moses is born (cf. Exo 6:16-20).
Moses 3 months old, adopted by Pharaoh’s daughter, (Exo 2). Years from the promise, 350, years to the Exodus, 80.
Moses 80, with Aaron begin the Exodus from Egypt (Exo 7:7; Exo 12:40,41; Gal 3:16,17). Years from the promise, 430, year to the Exodus, 0.
Valerie Mello [in isolation, TN, USA] Comment added in 2016 Reply to Valerie
5:33 When [the Sadducees] heard this they were enraged and wanted to kill them
The Sadducees had witnessed the miracles (5:15,16), and had Peter and the apostles imprisoned, only for them to be miraculously released from prison (5:19). Surely a rational person would step back and ponder these miracles and be converted. Yet they chose to kill them! Why?
Jealousy (5:17).
Jealousy leads to madness.
Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy? Proverbs 27:4
Bruce Bates [Forbes Australia] Comment added in 2023 Reply to Bruce
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1. But <1161> a certain <5100> man <435> named <3686> Ananias <367>, with <4862> Sapphira <4551> his <848> wife <1135>, sold <4453>(5656) a possession <2933>,
2. And <2532> kept back <3557>(5668) part of <575> the price <5092>, his <846> wife <1135> also <2532> being privy <4894>(5761) to it, and <2532> brought <5342>(5660) a certain <5100> part <3313>, and laid <5087>(5656) it at <3844> the apostles <652>' feet <4228>.
3. But <1161> Peter <4074> said <2036>(5627), Ananias <367>, why <1302> hath Satan <4567> filled <4137>(5656) thine <4675> heart <2588> <4571> to lie <5574>(5664) to the Holy <40> Ghost <4151>, and <2532> to keep back <3557>(5670) part of <575> the price <5092> of the land <5564>?
4. Whiles it remained <3306>(5723), was it not <3780> thine own <4671> <3306>(5707)? and <2532> after it was sold <4097>(5685), was it not <5225>(5707) in <1722> thine own <4674> power <1849>? why <5101> <3754> hast thou conceived <5087>(5639) this <5124> thing <4229> in <1722> thine <4675> heart <2588>? thou hast <5574> <0> not <3756> lied <5574>(5662) unto men <444>, but <235> unto God <2316>.
5. And <1161> Ananias <367> hearing <191>(5723) these <5128> words <3056> fell down <4098>(5631), and gave up the ghost <1634>(5656): and <2532> great <3173> fear <5401> came <1096>(5633) on <1909> all <3956> them that heard <191>(5723) these things <5023>.
6. And <1161> the young men <3501> arose <450>(5631), wound <4958> <0> him <846> up <4958>(5656), and <2532> carried him out <1627>(5660), and buried <2290>(5656) him.
7. And <1161> it was <1096>(5633) about <5613> the space <1292> <0> of three <5140> hours <5610> after <1292>, when <2532> his <846> wife <1135>, not <3361> knowing <1492>(5761) what was done <1096>(5756), came in <1525>(5627).
8. And <1161> Peter <4074> answered <611>(5662) unto her <846>, Tell <2036>(5628) me <3427> whether <1487> ye sold <591>(5639) the land <5564> for so much <5118>? And <1161> she said <2036>(5627), Yea <3483>, for so much <5118>.
9. Then <1161> Peter <4074> said <2036>(5627) unto <4314> her <846>, How <5101> is it that <3754> ye <5213> have agreed together <4856>(5681) to tempt <3985>(5658) the Spirit <4151> of the Lord <2962>? behold <2400>(5628), the feet <4228> of them which have buried <2290>(5660) thy <4675> husband <435> are at <1909> the door <2374>, and <2532> shall carry <1627> <0> thee <4571> out <1627>(5692).
10. Then <1161> fell she down <4098>(5627) straightway <3916> at <3844> his <846> feet <4228>, and <2532> yielded up the ghost <1634>(5656): and <1161> the young men <3495> came in <1525>(5631), and found <2147>(5627) her <846> dead <3498>, and <2532>, carrying her forth <1627>(5660), buried <2290>(5656) her by <4314> her <846> husband <435>.
11. And <2532> great <3173> fear <5401> came <1096>(5633) upon <1909> all <3650> the church <1577>, and <2532> upon <1909> as many as <3956> heard <191>(5723) these things <5023>.
12. And <1161> by <1223> the hands <5495> of the apostles <652> were <1096> <0> many <4183> signs <4592> and <2532> wonders <5059> wrought <1096>(5633)(5625) <1096>(5711) among <1722> the people <2992>; (and <2532> they were <2258>(5713) all <537> with one accord <3661> in <1722> Solomon's <4672> porch <4745>.
13. And <1161> of the rest <3062> durst <5111>(5707) no man <3762> join himself <2853>(5745) to them <846>: but <235> the people <2992> magnified <3170>(5707) them <846>.
14. And <1161> believers <4100>(5723) were <4369> <0> the more <3123> added <4369>(5712) to the Lord <2962>, multitudes <4128> both <5037> of men <435> and <2532> women <1135>.)
15. Insomuch <5620> that they brought forth <1627>(5721) the sick <772> into <2596> the streets <4113>, and <2532> laid <5087>(5721) them on <1909> beds <2825> and <2532> couches <2895>, that <2443> at the least <2579> the shadow <4639> of Peter <4074> passing by <2064>(5740) might overshadow <1982>(5661) some <5100> of them <846>.
16. <1161> There came <4905>(5711) also <2532> a multitude <4128> out of the cities <4172> round about <4038> unto <1519> Jerusalem <2419>, bringing <5342>(5723) sick <772> folks, and <2532> them which were vexed <3791>(5746) with <5259> unclean <169> spirits <4151>: and they <3748> were healed <2323>(5712) every one <537>.
17. Then <1161> the high priest <749> rose up <450>(5631), and <2532> all they <3956> that were with <4862> him <846>, (which <3588> is <5607>(5752) the sect <139> of the Sadducees <4523>,) and were filled <4130>(5681) with indignation <2205>,
18. And <2532> laid <1911>(5627) their <848> hands <5495> on <1909> the apostles <652>, and <2532> put <5087>(5639) them <846> in <1722> the common <1219> prison <5084>.
19. But <1161> the angel <32> of the Lord <2962> by <1223> night <3571> opened <455>(5656) the prison <5438> doors <2374>, and <5037> brought <1806> <0> them <846> forth <1806>(5631), and said <2036>(5627),
20. Go <4198>(5737), stand <2476>(5685) and <2532> speak <2980>(5720) in <1722> the temple <2411> to the people <2992> all <3956> the words <4487> of this <5026> life <2222>.
21. And <1161> when they heard <191>(5660) that, they entered <1525>(5627) into <1519> the temple <2411> early in the morning <5259> <3722>, and <2532> taught <1321>(5707). But <1161> the high priest <749> came <3854>(5637), and <2532> they that were with <4862> him <846>, and called <4779> <0> the council <4892> together <4779>(5656), and <2532> all <3956> the senate <1087> of the children <5207> of Israel <2474>, and <2532> sent <649>(5656) to <1519> the prison <1201> to have <71> <0> them <846> brought <71>(5683).
22. But <1161> when the officers <5257> came <3854>(5637), and found <2147>(5627) them <846> not <3756> in <1722> the prison <5438>, they returned <390>(5660), and <1161> told <518>(5656),
23. Saying <3004>(5723), <3754> The prison <1201> truly <3303> found we <2147>(5627) shut <2808>(5772) with <1722> all <3956> safety <803>, and <2532> the keepers <5441> standing <2476>(5761) without <1854> before <4253> the doors <2374>: but <1161> when we had opened <455>(5660), we found <2147>(5627) no man <3762> within <2080>.
24. Now <1161> when <5613> <5037> the high priest <2409> and <2532> the captain <4755> of the temple <2411> and <2532> the chief priests <749> heard <191>(5656) these <5128> things <3056>, they doubted <1280>(5707) of <4012> them <846> whereunto <5101> <302> this <5124> would grow <1096>(5636).
25. Then came <3854>(5637) one <5100> and <1161> told <518>(5656) them <846>, saying <3004>(5723), <3754> Behold <2400>(5628), the men <435> whom <3739> ye put <5087>(5639) in <1722> prison <5438> are <1526>(5748) standing <2476>(5761) in <1722> the temple <2411>, and <2532> teaching <1321>(5723) the people <2992>.
26. Then <5119> went <565>(5631) the captain <4755> with <4862> the officers <5257>, and brought <71>(5627) them <846> without <3756> <3326> violence <970>: for <1063> they feared <5399>(5711) the people <2992>, lest <3363> they should have been stoned <3034>(5686).
27. And <1161> when they had brought <71>(5631) them <846>, they set <2476>(5627) them before <1722> the council <4892>: and <2532> the high priest <749> asked <1905>(5656) them <846>,
28. Saying <3004>(5723), Did <3853> <0> not <3756> we straitly <3852> command <3853>(5656) you <5213> that ye should <1321> <0> not <3361> teach <1321>(5721) in <1909> this <5129> name <3686>? and <2532>, behold <2400>(5628), ye have filled <4137>(5758) Jerusalem <2419> with your <5216> doctrine <1322>, and <2532> intend <1014>(5736) to bring <1863>(5629) this <5127> man's <444> blood <129> upon <1909> us <2248>.
29. Then <1161> Peter <4074> and <2532> the other apostles <652> answered <611>(5679) and said <2036>(5627), We ought <1163>(5748) to obey <3980>(5721) God <2316> rather <3123> than <2228> men <444>.
30. The God <2316> of our <2257> fathers <3962> raised up <1453>(5656) Jesus <2424>, whom <3739> ye <5210> slew <1315>(5668) and hanged <2910>(5660) on <1909> a tree <3586>.
31. Him <5126> hath God <2316> exalted <5312>(5656) with his <848> right hand <1188> to be a Prince <747> and <2532> a Saviour <4990>, for to give <1325>(5629) repentance <3341> to Israel <2474>, and <2532> forgiveness <859> of sins <266>.
32. And <2532> we <2249> are <2070>(5748) his <846> witnesses <3144> of these <5130> things <4487>; and <2532> so is also <1161> the Holy <40> Ghost <4151>, whom <3739> God <2316> hath given <1325>(5656) to them that obey <3980>(5723) him <846>.
33. When <1161> they heard <191>(5660) that, they were cut <1282>(5712) to the heart, and <2532> took counsel <1011>(5711) to slay <337>(5629) them <846>.
34. Then <1161> stood there up <450>(5631) one <5100> in <1722> the council <4892>, a Pharisee <5330>, named <3686> Gamaliel <1059>, a doctor of the law <3547>, had in reputation <5093> among all <3956> the people <2992>, and commanded <2753>(5656) to put <4160>(5658) the apostles <652> forth <1854> a <5100> little space <1024>;
35. And <5037> said <2036>(5627) unto <4314> them <846>, Ye men <435> of Israel <2475>, take heed <4337>(5720) to yourselves <1438> what <5101> ye intend <3195>(5719) to do <4238>(5721) as touching <1909> these <5125> men <444>.
36. For <1063> before <4253> these <5130> days <2250> rose up <450>(5627) Theudas <2333>, boasting <3004>(5723) himself <1438> to be <1511>(5750) somebody <5100>; to whom <3739> a number <706> of men <435>, about <5616> four hundred <5071>, joined themselves <4347>(5681): who <3739> was slain <337>(5681); and <2532> all <3956>, as many as <3745> obeyed <3982>(5712) him <846>, were scattered <1262>(5681), and <2532> brought <1096>(5633) to <1519> nought <3762>.
37. After <3326> this man <5126> rose up <450>(5627) Judas <2455> of Galilee <1057> in <1722> the days <2250> of the taxing <582>, and <2532> drew away <868>(5656) much <2425> people <2992> after <3694> him <848>: he also <2548> perished <622>(5639); and <2532> all <3956>, even as many as <3745> obeyed <3982>(5712) him <846>, were dispersed <1287>(5681).
38. And <2532> now <3569> I say <3004>(5719) unto you <5213>, Refrain <868>(5628) from <575> these <5130> men <444>, and <2532> let <1439> <0> them <846> alone <1439>(5657): for <3754> if <1437> this <3778> counsel <1012> or <2228> this <5124> work <2041> be <5600>(5753) of <1537> men <444>, it will come to nought <2647>(5701):
39. But <1161> if <1487> it be <2076>(5748) of <1537> God <2316>, ye cannot <3756> <1410>(5736) overthrow <2647>(5658) it <846>; lest haply <3379> ye be found <2147>(5686) even <2532> to fight against God <2314>.
40. And <1161> to him <846> they agreed <3982>(5681): and <2532> when they had called <4341>(5666) the apostles <652>, and beaten <1194>(5660) them, they commanded <3853>(5656) that they should <2980> <0> not <3361> speak <2980>(5721) in <1909> the name <3686> of Jesus <2424>, and <2532> let <630> <0> them <846> go <630>(5656).
41. And <3767> they departed <4198>(5711) <3303> from <575> the presence <4383> of the council <4892>, rejoicing <5463>(5723) that <3754> they were counted worthy <2661>(5681) to suffer shame <818>(5683) for <5228> his <846> name <3686>.
42. And <5037> daily <2250> <3956> in <1722> the temple <2411>, and <2532> in every <2596> house <3624>, they ceased <3973>(5710) not <3756> to teach <1321>(5723) and <2532> preach <2097>(5734) Jesus <2424> Christ <5547>.
1. And <1161> in <1722> those <5025> days <2250>, when the number <4129> <0> of the disciples <3101> was multiplied <4129>(5723), there arose <1096>(5633) a murmuring <1112> of the Grecians <1675> against <4314> the Hebrews <1445>, because <3754> their <846> widows <5503> were neglected <3865>(5712) in <1722> the daily <2522> ministration <1248>.
2. Then <1161> the twelve <1427> called <4341>(5666) the multitude <4128> of the disciples <3101> unto them, and said <2036>(5627), It is <2076>(5748) not <3756> reason <701> that we <2248> should leave <2641>(5660) the word <3056> of God <2316>, and serve <1247>(5721) tables <5132>.
3. Wherefore <3767>, brethren <80>, look ye out <1980>(5663) among <1537> you <5216> seven <2033> men <435> of honest report <3140>(5746), full <4134> of the Holy <40> Ghost <4151> and <2532> wisdom <4678>, whom <3739> we may appoint <2525>(5692) over <1909> this <5026> business <5532>.
4. But <1161> we <2249> will give ourselves continually <4342>(5692) to prayer <4335>, and <2532> to the ministry <1248> of the word <3056>.
5. And <2532> the saying <3056> pleased <700>(5656) <1799> the whole <3956> multitude <4128>: and <2532> they chose <1586>(5668) Stephen <4736>, a man <435> full <4134> of faith <4102> and <2532> of the Holy <40> Ghost <4151>, and <2532> Philip <5376>, and <2532> Prochorus <4402>, and <2532> Nicanor <3527>, and <2532> Timon <5096>, and <2532> Parmenas <3937>, and <2532> Nicolas <3532> a proselyte <4339> of Antioch <491>:
6. Whom <3739> they set <2476>(5627) before <1799> the apostles <652>: and <2532> when they had prayed <4336>(5666), they laid <2007> <0> their hands <5495> on <2007>(5656) them <846>.
7. And <2532> the word <3056> of God <2316> increased <837>(5707); and <2532> the number <706> of the disciples <3101> multiplied <4129>(5712) in <1722> Jerusalem <2419> greatly <4970>; and <5037> a great <4183> company <3793> of the priests <2409> were obedient <5219>(5707) to the faith <4102>.
8. And <1161> Stephen <4736>, full <4134> of faith <4102> and <2532> power <1411>, did <4160>(5707) great <3173> wonders <5059> and <2532> miracles <4592> among <1722> the people <2992>.
9. Then <1161> there arose <450>(5656) certain <5100> of <1537> the synagogue <4864>, which <3588> is called <3004>(5746) the synagogue of the Libertines <3032>, and <2532> Cyrenians <2956>, and <2532> Alexandrians <221>, and <2532> of them of <575> Cilicia <2791> and <2532> of Asia <773>, disputing <4802>(5723) with Stephen <4736>.
10. And <2532> they were <2480> <0> not <3756> able <2480>(5707) to resist <436>(5629) the wisdom <4678> and <2532> the spirit <4151> by which <3739> he spake <2980>(5707).
11. Then <5119> they suborned <5260>(5627) men <435>, which said <3004>(5723), <3754> We have heard <191>(5754) him <846> speak <2980>(5723) blasphemous <989> words <4487> against <1519> Moses <3475>, and <2532> against God <2316>.
12. And <5037> they stirred up <4787>(5656) the people <2992>, and <2532> the elders <4245>, and <2532> the scribes <1122>, and <2532> came upon <2186>(5631) him, and caught <4884>(5656) him <846>, and <2532> brought <71>(5627) him to <1519> the council <4892>,
13. And <5037> set up <2476>(5627) false <5571> witnesses <3144>, which said <3004>(5723), This <5127> man <444> ceaseth <3973>(5731) not <3756> to speak <2980>(5723) blasphemous <989> words <4487> against <2596> this <3778> holy <40> place <5117>, and <2532> the law <3551>:
14. For <1063> we have heard <191>(5754) him <846> say <3004>(5723), that <3754> this <5126> Jesus <2424> of Nazareth <3480> shall destroy <2647>(5692) this <3778> place <5117>, and <2532> shall change <236>(5692) the customs <1485> which <3739> Moses <3475> delivered <3860>(5656) us <2254>.
15. And <2532> all <537> that sat <2516>(5740) in <1722> the council <4892>, looking stedfastly <816>(5660) on <1519> him <846>, saw <1492>(5627) his <846> face <4383> as it had been <5616> the face <4383> of an angel <32>.