Acts 7:45

Which also our fathers that came after brought in with Jesus into the possession of the Gentiles, whom God drave out before the face of our fathers, unto the days of David;

Cross-references

Acts 13:19 Parallel

Acts 13:19 recounts God destroying seven nations and dividing Canaan by lot — the same conquest event that Acts 7:45 summarizes.

Psalm 78:55 Allusion

Psalm 78:55 says God cast out the heathen and divided the land — mirroring the conquest and inheritance motif in Acts 7:45.

Psalm 44:2 Allusion

Psalm 44:2 recalls God driving out the heathen and planting Israel — echoing the divine action of expelling nations in Acts 7:45.

Nehemiah 9:24 describes the children possessing the land and God subduing the Canaanites — a direct parallel to the conquest referenced in Acts 7:45.

Joshua 3:6 Historical context

Joshua 3:6 commands the priests to carry the ark ahead, directly matching the conquest entry event Stephen refers to.

Joshua 3:11–14 Historical context

Joshua 3:11-14 shows the ark leading Israel across the Jordan, directly tying to the conquest entry Stephen references.

1 Chronicles 21:29 Historical context

1 Chronicles 21:29 confirms the tabernacle was at Gibeon at that time, reinforcing its location in David’s day.

Joshua 18:1 Historical context

Joshua 18:1 records the tabernacle being set up at Shiloh after the conquest, specifying its first permanent location in the land.

1 Chronicles 16:39 Historical context

1 Chronicles 16:39 places the tabernacle at Gibeon during David’s reign, exactly the period Stephen mentions as 'unto the days of David.'

1 Kings 8:4 Historical context

1 Kings 8:4 describes bringing the tabernacle into Solomon’s temple, tracing its journey from the wilderness to the permanent house.

2 Samuel 6:1 Historical context

2 Samuel 6 recounts David bringing the ark to Jerusalem — the very event that concludes the timeline ('unto the days of David') in Acts 7:45.

Deuteronomy 3:28 Historical context

Deuteronomy 3:28 records God commissioning Joshua to lead Israel into the land, the same event Stephen references in Acts 7:45 about Joshua bringing the tabernacle into the land.

Joshua 24:11 Historical context

Joshua 24:11 lists the nations God delivered into Israel's hand — exactly the driving out of Gentiles mentioned in Acts 7:45.

Joshua 3:14 Historical context

Joshua 3:14 describes priests carrying the ark across the Jordan — the same tabernacle (with ark) Joshua brings into Canaan in Acts 7:45.

Deuteronomy 31:23 Historical context

Deuteronomy 31:23 gives Joshua the divine charge to lead Israel into the land — the same Joshua who brings the tabernacle in Acts 7:45.

Deuteronomy 31:3 Prophetic fulfillment

Deuteronomy 31:3 records God's promise to drive out nations before Joshua — the event Acts 7:45 describes as fulfilled.

1 Chronicles 15:1 Historical context

1 Chronicles 15:1 describes David preparing a tent for the ark — a continuation of the tabernacle's journey noted in Acts 7:45 up to David's time.

1 Samuel 4:4 Historical context

1 Samuel 4:4 shows the ark taken from Shiloh into battle, revealing a later episode involving the same tabernacle.

Judges 18:31 Historical context

Judges 18:31 notes the tabernacle remained at Shiloh during the judges, continuing its history until David's time.

Joshua 1:1 Historical context

Joshua 1:1 begins the account of Joshua's leadership after Moses' death — the leader who brings the tabernacle in Acts 7:45.

Numbers 13:16 Historical context

Numbers 13:16 records Moses renaming Oshea to Jehoshua (Joshua) — the same leader who brought the tabernacle into Canaan as mentioned in Acts 7:45.