In this "sermon" Stephen has spoken of Abraham, Joseph and Moses. And in this passage Joshua, David and Solomon. But in many ways he excels them all. While these 6 greats of the Old Testament were in some way pictures of Christ, none was privileged to physically die the death of Christ as Stephen did. None died seeing Christ in His glory as Stephen did. Hebrews says we have something on this side of the cross that the Old Testament saints never had (11:39-40). We actually have Christ; we do not merely look forward to Christ. The promise has been fulfilled. There is no disappointment to those who entrust themselves to Him.
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