fSee 1 Pet. 2:8
kCited from Ps. 69:22, 23
Isaiah 28:16
16therefore thus says the Lord God,a“Behold, I am the one who has laid ▼
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as a foundation cin Zion,a stone, a tested stone,
a precious cornerstone, of a sure foundation:
‘Whoever believes will not be in haste.’
Luke 2:34
34And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, “Behold, this child is appointed dfor the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign ethat is opposedRomans 9:32-33
32Why? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as if it were based on works. They have stumbled over the fstumbling stone, 33as it is written,g“Behold, I am laying in Zion ha stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense;
iand whoever believes in him will not be jput to shame.”
Romans 11:9-11
9And David says,k“Let their table become a snare and a trap,
a stumbling block and a retribution for them;
10let their eyes be darkened so that they cannot see,
and bend their backs forever.”
Gentiles Grafted In
11So I ask, did they stumble in order that they might fall? By no means! Rather, through their trespass lsalvation has come to the Gentiles, so as to make Israel jealous.Romans 11:35
35“Or mwho has given a gift to himthat he might be repaid?”
1 Peter 2:8
8andn“A stone of stumbling,
and a rock of offense.”
They stumble because they disobey the word, oas they were destined to do.
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