“So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers,”
'But the man who was mistreating the other pushed Moses aside and said, 'Who made you ruler and judge over us? - the Israelite's rejection is pointed: 'Who made you ruler and judge over us?' (Tis se katestēsen archonta kai dikastēn ef' hēmas;). The same language will be used of Jesus (Luke 12:14). Israel rejects the one God appointed as deliverer and judge, establishing the pattern of rejecting God's prophets and apostles.
Church Fathers on Acts 7:15
And Joseph's kindred was made known unto Pharaoh. Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to him, and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls. So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers, and were carried over into Sychem, and laid in the sepulchre that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor the father of Sychem. But when the time of the promise drew near, which God had sworn to Abraham the people grew and multiplied in Egypt, till…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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