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General Information:
The quotation from the prophet Amos continues here.
Connecting Statement:
Stephen continues his response to the high priest and the council which he began in Acts 7:2.
You accepted
It is implied that they took these idols with them as they traveled in the wilderness. Alternate translation: "you carried with you from place to place" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
tabernacle of Molech
the tent that housed the false god Molech
the star of the god Rephan
the star that is identified with the false god Rephan
the images that you made
They made statues or images of the gods Molech and Rephan in order to worship them.
I will carry you away beyond Babylon
"I will remove you to places even farther than Babylon." This would be God's act of judgment.