1. Actes 7:23 (NEG79)
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Why did Moses decide to visit his fellow Israelites?

Actes 7:23 (NEG79)

23 Il avait quarante ans, lorsqu'il eut à cœur de se rendre auprès de ses frères, les fils d'Israël.

Moses made a conscious decision to reconnect with the people of Israel.1 The idea of visiting suggests that he had the intention of intervening on their behalf (see also Luke 1:68).2 He hoped that his brothers would realize they have a friend and ally in an influential position through whom God would bring them salvation (deliverance from their plight as slaves).3