Cross Reference ACTS 7:43 YEA YE TOOK UP THE TABERNACLE OF MOLOCH AND THE STAR OF YOUR GOD REMPHAN FIGURES WHICH YE MADE TO WORSHIP THEM AND I WILL CARRY YOU AWAY BEYOND BABYLON

{Acts 7:43} Yea, 2532 ye took up 353 z5627 the x3588 tabernacle 4633 of Moloch, 3434 and 2532 the x3588 star 798 of your 5216 god 2316 Remphan, 4481 figures 5179 which 3739 ye made 4160 z5656 to worship 4352 z5721 them: 846 and 2532 I will carry y3351 z0 you y5209 away 3351 z5692 x5209 beyond 1900 Babylon. y897 x847

ye took:
"And thou shalt not² °¹ let¹ any of thy seedª ¹ pass² ° through¹ [the fire] to Molech,ª neither¹ shalt thou profaneª °¹ the nameª of thy God:ª I¹ [am] the LORD.ª" {Lev 18:21} + "Again, thou shalt sayª ° to¹ the childrenª of Israel,ª Whosoeverª [he be] of the childrenª ¹ of Israel,ª or of¹ the strangersª that sojournª ° in Israel,ª that¹ givethª ° [any] of his seedª ¹ unto Molech;ª he shall surely² ° be put to death:ª ° the peopleª of the landª shall stoneª ° him with stones.ª ... Then I¹ will setª °¹ my faceª against that¹ man,ª and against his family,ª and will cut him off,ª °¹ and all¹ that go a whoringª ° afterª him, to commit whoredomª ° with¹ Molech,ª from amongª ¹ their people.ª" {Lev 20:2-5} + "And they leftª °¹ all¹ the commandmentsª of the LORDª their God,ª and madeª ° them molten images,ª [even] twoª calves,ª and madeª ° a grove,ª and worshippedª ° all¹ the hostª of heaven,ª and servedª °¹ Baal.ª ... Therefore the LORDª was very² angryª °¹ with Israel,ª and removedª ° them out of¹ ¹ his sight:ª there was none¹ leftª ° but¹ the tribeª of Judahª only.¹" {2Kg 17:16-18} + "And he made¹ his sonª pass² ° through¹ the fire,ª and observed times,ª ° and used enchantments,ª ° and dealtª ° with familiar spiritsª and wizards:ª he wroughtª ° muchª ° wickednessª in the sightª of the LORD,ª to provoke [him] to anger.ª °" {2Kg 21:6}

figures:
"Thou shalt not¹ makeª ° unto thee any graven image,ª or any¹ likenessª [of any thing] thatª [is] in heavenª above,ª ¹ or that¹ [is] in the earthª beneath,¹ ¹ or that¹ [is] in the waterª under¹ ¹ the earth:ª ... Thou shalt not¹ bow down² ° thyself¹ to them, nor¹ serveª ° them: for¹ I¹ the LORDª thy Godª [am] a jealousª God,ª visitingª ° the iniquityª of the fathersª upon¹ the childrenª unto¹ the thirdª and fourthª [generation] of them that hateª ° me;" {Exd 20:4-5} + "Lest¹ ye corruptª ° [yourselves], and makeª ° you a graven image,ª the similitudeª of any¹ figure,ª the likenessª of maleª or¹ female,ª ... The likenessª of any thing¹ that creepethª ° on the ground,ª the likenessª of any¹ fishª that¹ [is] in the watersª beneathª ¹ the earth:ª" {Deu 4:16-18} + "Thou shalt not¹ makeª ° thee [any] graven image,ª [or] any¹ likenessª [of any thing] that¹ [is] in heavenª above,ª ¹ or that¹ [is] in the earthª beneath,¹ ¹ or that¹ [is] in the watersª beneath¹ ¹ the earth:ª ... Thou shalt not¹ bow down² ° thyself¹ unto them, nor¹ serveª ° them: for¹ I¹ the LORDª thy Godª [am] a jealousª God,ª visitingª ° the iniquityª of the fathersª upon¹ the childrenª unto¹ the thirdª and fourthª [generation] of them that hateª ° me," {Deu 5:8-9}

and I:
"In the ninthª yearª of Hosheaª the kingª of Assyriaª tookª °¹ Samaria,ª and carried² ° Israel² awayª °¹ ¹ into Assyria,ª and placedª ° them in Halahª and in Haborª [by] the riverª of Gozan,ª and in the citiesª of the Medes.ª" {2Kg 17:6} + "And the kingª of Assyriaª did carry awayª °¹ Israelª unto Assyria,ª and putª ° them in Halahª and in Haborª [by] the riverª of Gozan,ª and in the citiesª of the Medes:ª" {2Kg 18:11} + "Therefore will I cause you to go into captivityª ° beyondª ¹ Damascus,ª saithª ° the LORD,ª whose nameª [is] The Godª of hosts.ª" {Ams 5:27}

Babylon:
In the passage of Amos, to which Stephen refers, it is beyond Damascus; but as Assyria and Media, to which they were carried, were not only beyond Damascus, but beyond Babylon itself, he states that fact, and thus fixes more precisely the place of their captivity.

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