<p>7:19 <i>The same dealt craftily with our race</i>- Again Stephen is seeking to bridge build with his audience by stressing what they had in common; see on :2 <em>Our father Abraham</em>.</p><p><em>And ill-treated our fathers</em>- In fulfilment of the prediction mentioned in :6, where the same Greek word is translated &quot;treat them badly&quot;. Luke uses the word of how the Christians were persecuted by the Jews (Acts 12:1; 14:2; 18:10). Again the Jews are being likened to the pagan Egyptians.</p><p><em>Casting out their babies so that they might not live</em>- As the Jews cast out the 'baby' Christian converts from the synagogues. But the command of Pharaoh was that the people themselves should cast their baby boys into the Nile; the abuse of the Hebrews was in that they were made to cast their own babies into the river; the Greek grammar here supports this. See on :21.</p>