Acts 7:27
But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?
Cross-references
Acts 7:35 repeats the exact rejection quote and then reveals God sent the rejected Moses as ruler and redeemer — deepening the irony.
Acts 7:39 continues the narrative: the Israelites thrust Moses aside and turned back to Egypt — the rejection leads to outright rebellion.
In Acts 7:51, Stephen directly ties the current audience to their fathers who rejected Moses, the very event described in Acts 7:27.
Acts 3:13-15 describes Israel rejecting Jesus, the Holy One — a typological parallel to their rejection of Moses, the earlier deliverer.
Acts 4:11 quotes the rejected stone becoming cornerstone — directly parallels the rejection of Moses (and ultimately Jesus) in Acts 7:27.
In Luke 12:14, Jesus uses nearly identical wording to reject being made a judge, mirroring Moses' rejection by the Israelites.
Proverbs 9:7 warns that correcting a scoffer brings abuse — this mirrors the Hebrew's abusive rejection of Moses' correction in Acts 7:27.
Proverbs 9:8 says reproving a scoffer causes hatred — the Hebrew's hostile reaction exemplifies this wisdom principle.