“Saying, I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then Moses trembled, and durst not behold.”
'Our ancestors under Joshua brought it with them when they took the land from the nations God drove out before them. It remained in the land until the time of David - the tabernacle moves through Israel's history with Joshua's generation, remaining central until David's time. The 'land' (gēn) that God 'drove out before them' is conquered by divine action, not by military prowess alone. The tabernacle's journey through history establishes continuity and movement, not fixity.
Church Fathers on Acts 7:32
When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to behold it, the voice of the Lord came unto him. Acts 7:31 Lo! He was deemed worthy of the Voice also. I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. (v. 32, 33.) Lo! how He shows that He is none other than the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob — He, the Angel of the Great Counsel. (Isaiah 9:6. LXX. Wonderful, Counsellor, E.V.) Here he…
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