Rom 11:7-10, 2Cor 3:14-16, 4:3-4, 2Th 2:9-12 | ESV | STEP | What then ? Israel failed to obtain what it was seeking . The elect obtained it, but the rest were hardened ,

q[See ver. 3 above]

r ver. 6; See Acts 26:18

sSee ch. 3:18

t Col. 1:15; [Phil. 2:6; Heb. 1:3]

u[Rev. 13:14]; See Matt. 24:24

vSee 1 Cor. 1:18

w[1 Kgs. 22:22; Ezek. 14:9; Rev. 17:17]

x[1 Thess. 2:3; 1 Tim. 4:2]; See Rom. 1:25

y Rom. 2:8

zSee Rom. 1:32

Romans 11:7-10

7 What then? ^aIsrael failed to obtain what it was seeking. The elect obtained it, but the rest ^bwere hardened, 8 as it is written,

^c“God gave them a spirit of stupor,
^deyes that would not see
and ears that would not hear,
down to this very day.”
9 And David says,

^e“Let their table become a snare and a trap,
a stumbling block and a retribution for them;
10 let their eyes be darkened so that they cannot see,
and bend their backs forever.”

2 Corinthians 3:14-16

14 But ^ftheir minds were ^ghardened. For to this day, ^hwhen they read ⁱthe old covenant, that same veil remains unlifted, because only through Christ is it taken away. 15 Yes, to this day whenever Moses is read a veil lies over their hearts. 16 But when ^jone ^{▼▼Greek he} turns to the Lord, ^lthe veil is removed.

2 Corinthians 4:3-4

3 And even ^mif our gospel is veiled, ⁿit is veiled to ^othose who are perishing. 4 In their case ^pthe god of this world ^qhas blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing ^rthe light of ^sthe gospel of the glory of Christ, ^twho is the image of God.

2 Thessalonians 2:9-12

9 The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan ^uwith all power and false signs and wonders, 10 and with all wicked deception for ^vthose who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. 11 Therefore ^wGod sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe ^xwhat is false, 12 in order that all may be condemned ^ywho did not believe the truth but ^zhad pleasure in unrighteousness.