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.

Cross-references

Exodus 20:4 Parallel

Exodus 20:4 forbids making images for worship — the very sin Stephen accuses Israel of here with the tabernacle of Molech.

Exodus 20:5 Parallel

Exodus 20:5 prohibits worshiping idols and warns of God's jealousy — Stephen says Israel did exactly that with Molech and Rephan.

Leviticus 18:21 forbids giving children to Molech — the same idol (Moloch) mentioned in Acts 7:43 as part of Israel's idolatry.

Leviticus 20:2-5 prescribes death for those who sacrifice children to Molech — reinforcing that the Moloch worship in Acts 7:43 was a grave sin.

Deuteronomy 4:16-18 forbids making images of any creature — Israel made images of Molech and Rephan, violating this command.

Deuteronomy 5:8 repeats the command against making images — Israel's idolatry with Molech directly broke this law.

Deuteronomy 5:9 warns against worshiping idols — Stephen's charge is that Israel worshiped the star of Rephan.

2 Kings 17:6 Historical context

2 Kings 17:6 records the Assyrian exile of Israel — the very judgment Amos prophesied and Stephen quotes here.

2 Kings 17:16–18 Historical context

2 Kings 17:16-18 recounts Israel worshiping the host of heaven and sacrificing children, leading to exile — exactly the pattern in Acts 7:43.

2 Kings 18:11 Historical context

2 Kings 18:11 also recounts Israel's deportation to Assyria — confirming the exile threatened in Amos 5:27 which Stephen cites.

Amos 5:27 Citation

Amos 5:27 is the exact prophecy Stephen quotes here — about Israel carrying idols into exile beyond Damascus/Babylon.

Amos 5:25 Citation

Amos 5:25 is the source of Stephen's quotation about Israel's idolatry in the wilderness, linking their past rebellion to judgment.

Ezekiel 8:16 depicts sun worship in the temple — parallel to Israel's worship of the star of Rephan condemned in Acts 7:43.