Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
Yea, ye took up the tabernacle of Molech, etc.—Two kinds of idolatry are charged upon the Israelites: that of the golden calf and that of the heavenly bodies; Molech and Remphan being deities, representing apparently the divine powers ascribed to nature, under different aspects.
carry you beyond Babylon—the well-known region of the captivity of Judah; while "Damascus" is used by the prophet (Amos 5:27), whither the ten tribes were carried.
gave them up—judicially.
as . . . written in the book of the prophets—the twelve minor prophets, reckoned as one: the passage is from Amos 5:25.
have ye offered to me . . . sacrifices?—The answer is, Yes, but as if ye did it not; for "neither did ye offer to Me only, nor always, nor with a perfect and willing heart" [BENGEL].
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Acts 7:43:
Deuteronomy 2:16
Amos 5:25-26
Amos 5:27
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