Hechos 7:22

22 A Moisés le enseñaron toda la sabiduría de los egipcios, y era poderoso tanto en palabras como en acciones.

Hechos 7:22 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 7:22

And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians,
&c,] Which was reckoned very considerable: ( 1 Kings 4:30 ) Philo the Jew says ^F5 that he learned arithmetic, geometry, and every branch of music, the hieroglyphics, the Assyrian language, and the Chaldean knowledge of the heavens, and the mathematics; yet was not a magician, or skilled in unlawful arts, as Justin suggests ^F6:

and was mighty in words;
he had a command of language, and a large flow of words, and could speak properly and pertinently upon any subject; for though he was slow of speech, and of tongue, and might have somewhat of a stammering in speaking, yet he might have a just diction, a masculine style, and a powerful eloquence, and the matter he delivered might be very great and striking:

and in deeds;
or in "his deeds", as the Alexandrian copy, the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Ethiopic versions read: he was a man of great abilities, and fit for business both in the cabinet and in the field. Josephus ^F7 relates an expedition of his against the Ethiopians, whilst he was in Pharaoh's court, in which he obtained victory over them, when the Egyptians had been greatly oppressed by them; in which his prudence and fortitude were highly commended.

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FOOTNOTES:

F5 De Vita Mosis, l. 1. p. 606. Clement. Alex. Strom. l. 1. p. 343.
F6 L. 36. c. 2.
F7 Antiqu l. 2. c. 10. sect. 1. 2. 3.

Hechos 7:22 In-Context

20 »En esos días nació Moisés, un hermoso niño a los ojos de Dios. Sus padres lo cuidaron en casa durante tres meses.

21 Cuando tuvieron que abandonarlo, la hija del faraón lo adoptó y lo crió como su propio hijo.

22 A Moisés le enseñaron toda la sabiduría de los egipcios, y era poderoso tanto en palabras como en acciones.

23 »Cierto día, cuando Moisés tenía cuarenta años, decidió visitar a sus parientes, el pueblo de Israel.

24 Vio que un egipcio maltrataba a un israelita. Entonces Moisés salió en defensa del hombre y mató al egipcio para vengarlo.