Acts 7:35 "This is the same Moses they had rejected with the words, ‘Who made you ruler and judge?’ He was sent to be their ruler and deliverer by God himself, through the angel who appeared to him in the bush."
In the middle of the history lesson, Stephen is giving the Sanhedrin, he lays the foundation for the accusation he will make. He is pointing out that originally Moses, the great lawgiver and deliverer, himself was rejected by Israel. This will tie into Stephen's accusations about Israel's repeated rejection of prophets sent by God and ultimately their rejection of Jesus. He is saying, as it were, you have a history of rejecting God's word/prophets at first, but now that you have done what you have always done, now is the time to get it right. The people weren't ready to accept that and they rejected him with prejudice.
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