What did the high priest ask? What things? (from chapter 6)
Where did Stephen begin his story?
Where did the God of glory appear to Abraham?
What did God tell Abraham to do?
What places did Abraham live in?
What inheritance did God give Abraham? What about his children?
What was destined to become of his ancestors?
What covenant did God give Abraham? Who were the first few generations after him?
Summarize Joseph’s story.
Where did Jacob die? Where was he buried?
What happened near the time when God’s promise for deliverance drew near?
Which character was born next? Summarize his story.
Who did Moses kill? Why? What was the reaction of his fellow Hebrews?
Where did Moses flee to? What did he find there? How long was he there?
What did God say to Moses? How did he respond?
What irony does Stephen point out in verse 35?

Thought Questions

Why do you think Stephen was telling the priests this story? Don’t you think they were already quite familiar with it?
Do you think it is important to study and understand what God is trying to say through the historical record in the Old Testament? All of it, or just parts of it?
Read Acts 6:11-14 again. What are the charges that these particular people were blaming Stephen with? How does the telling of this story answer the high priest’s question in verse 1, “Are these things so?”
Is there a certain spiritual theme that Stephen emphasizes in his retelling of the story of the patriarchs?
What are some ways Stephen points out the faith that the patriarchs had in unseen things?
What are some ways Stephen points out the difficulties and oppression the patriarchs faced due to their actions of faith?
Read verse 35 again. Why is this an important statement for what Stephen was trying to get across? What are some similarities between Moses and Christ?

My prayer is:
that I would better understand Christ’s work as recorded in the New Testament by knowing how He worked during the times of the Old Testament;
that, like the Patriarchs, I would have faith in unseen things,
and that, like the Patriarchs, I would receive God’s strength to overcome difficulties, even persecutions, as a result of that faith.