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Acts 7:32

Saying, I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then Moses trembled, and durst not behold.
30

And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sina an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush.

31

When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to behold it, the voice of the Lord came unto him,

32

Saying, I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then Moses trembled, and durst not behold.

33

Then said the Lord to him, Put off thy shoes from thy feet: for the place where thou standest is holy ground.

34

I have seen, I have seen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send thee into Egypt.

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The phrase "I am the God of thy fathers" is a direct quote from Exodus 3:6, where God speaks to Moses from the burning bush. In Acts 7:30, it explicitly states that "an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire in a bush." Therefore, the speaker in Acts 7:32 is identified as an angel, even though the words spoken are those of God. This suggests that the angel is acting as a messenger or representative of God, speaking on God's behalf, rather than being God himself. The trembling of Mo