Stephen then summarises very briefly what happened after Moses, referring to the tabernacle. The key point he is making relates to the temple, and the fact that even the Old Testament recognised that God does not live in man made buildings. The Temple was central to Jewish worship.
So again we see how the Jews had got it completely wrong. They just totally misunderstood what God was saying to them in the Old Testament. This is a trait of all human beings, including ourselves. We find it very easy to completely misunderstand what God is doing, and have a terrible habit of worshipping or putting faith in something other than God.
It is worth noting that the Bible is completely realistic. Naive people often view the Bible as just being for ignorant people, but the Bible is perfectly clear that idols were just bits of stone and metal and could do nothing, and that no man-made house could possibly be a proper home for God.
Stephen concludes his speech with a devastating attack on the Jewish leaders, convicting them of their sinfulness.
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