Acts 7:1-53 – Stephen’s Speech to the Sanhedrin.
- “The best form of defense is…”.
- In the previous chapter Stephen is brought before the Sanhedrin and he is attacked by those out to get him by accusing him of speaking out against Moses, God, the Temple and the Torah.
- In his defense Stephen does not defend himself by even attempting to prove he did not do any of these things.
- Instead he goes on the attack.
- Learning from Jesus’ wisdom – he ignores the accusation and goes straight to the real issue. After all, if these leaders do not observe Moses’ law now, then what difference does it make if Jesus’ were to change them anyway?
- Stephen like Jesus realized that the best form of defense is attack. Rather than defending against the pretend issue he attacks them on the real issue. They have habitually ignored God’s prophets.
- Stephen even puts himself in the place of Moses when he calls them “stiff-necked people” – this phrase was only used in the OT of the Jews six times and each time it was the way God described His people to Moses and through Moses.
- I play a video strategy game [usually while I am waiting in an airport] called Total War. In between battles there are usually famous sayings from successful generals and kings.
- I remember one stating that most soldiers are killed when they are running away and most armies decimated as they withdraw.
- In life; the best form of defense is attack.
- Praying today to keep moving forward no matter what my enemy throws against me.
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