“And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.”
'Look,' he said, 'I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God' - Stephen describes his vision in public declaration. 'I see heaven open' (theorō thenous ēnoigmenous, I see the heavens opened) uses the language of theophany. 'The Son of Man standing at the right hand of God' applies the messianic title 'Son of Man' (huios tou anthrōpou) to the risen Jesus, echoing Daniel 7:13. The standing posture is deliberate: Jesus stands to welcome his witness into martyrdom.
Church Fathers on Acts 7:41
To whom, he says, our fathers would not obey: Acts 7:39 after the wonders done in those forty years. And not only so, but just the contrary: but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt. Saying unto Aaron, Make us gods to go before us; for as for this Moses, which brought us out of the land of Egypt, we know not what has become of him. And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own…
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