Romans 10:20
And Isaiah is even bold enough to say,“I was found by those who did not seek me; I became well known to those who did not ask for me.”
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- Rom 9:30 : 30 Israel’s Rejection Culpable What shall we say then?– that the Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness obtained it, that is, a righteousness that is by faith,
- Isa 65:1-2 : 1 The Lord Will Distinguish Between Sinners and the Godly“I made myself available to those who did not ask for me; I appeared to those who did not look for me. I said,‘Here I am! Here I am!’ to a nation that did not invoke my name. 2 I spread out my hands all day long to my rebellious people, who lived in a way that is morally unacceptable, and who did what they desired.
- Matt 22:9-9 : 9 So go into the main streets and invite everyone you find to the wedding banquet.’ 10 And those slaves went out into the streets and gathered all they found, both bad and good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.
- Luke 14:23 : 23 So the master said to his slave,‘Go out to the highways and country roads and urge people to come in, so that my house will be filled.
- Matt 20:16 : 16 So the last will be first, and the first last.”
- Isa 49:6 : 6 he says,“Is it too insignificant a task for you to be my servant, to reestablish the tribes of Jacob, and restore the remnant of Israel? I will make you a light to the nations, so you can bring my deliverance to the remote regions of the earth.”
- Isa 55:4-5 : 4 Look, I made him a witness to nations, a ruler and commander of nations.” 5 Look, you will summon nations you did not previously know; nations that did not previously know you will run to you, because of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he bestows honor on you.
- Isa 58:1 : 1 The Lord Desires Genuine Devotion“Shout loudly! Don’t be quiet! Yell as loud as a trumpet! Confront my people with their rebellious deeds; confront Jacob’s family with their sin!
- Isa 52:15 : 15 so now he will startle many nations. Kings will be shocked by his exaltation, for they will witness something unannounced to them, and they will understand something they had not heard about.
- Eph 6:19-20 : 19 Pray for me also, that I may be given the right words when I begin to speak– that I may confidently make known the mystery of the gospel, 20 for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may be able to speak boldly as I ought to speak.
- 1 John 4:19 : 19 We love because he loved us first.
- Prov 28:1 : 1 Α wicked person fled, though no one was pursuing, but the righteous person can be as confident as a lion.
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- Isa 65:1-22 verses85%
1 The Lord Will Distinguish Between Sinners and the Godly“I made myself available to those who did not ask for me; I appeared to those who did not look for me. I said,‘Here I am! Here I am!’ to a nation that did not invoke my name.
2 I spread out my hands all day long to my rebellious people, who lived in a way that is morally unacceptable, and who did what they desired.
- Rom 10:18-192 verses75%
18 But I ask, have they not heard? Yes, they have: Their voice has gone out to all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world.
19 But again I ask, didn’t Israel understand? First Moses says,“I will make you jealous by those who are not a nation; with a senseless nation I will provoke you to anger.”
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21 But about Israel he says,“All day long I held out my hands to this disobedient and stubborn people!”
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21 but as it is written:“Those who were not told about him will see, and those who have not heard will understand.”
- John 12:38-414 verses70%
38 so that the word of the prophet Isaiah would be fulfilled. He said,“Lord, who has believed our message, and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”
39 For this reason they could not believe, because again Isaiah said,
40 “He has blinded their eyes and hardened their heart, so that they would not see with their eyes and understand with their heart, and turn to me, and I would heal them.”
41 Isaiah said these things because he saw Christ’s glory, and spoke about him.
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16 But not all have obeyed the good news, for Isaiah says,“Lord, who has believed our report?”
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28 Then they will call to me, but I will not answer; they will diligently seek me, but they will not find me.
- Isa 55:5-62 verses69%
5 Look, you will summon nations you did not previously know; nations that did not previously know you will run to you, because of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he bestows honor on you.
6 Seek the LORD while he makes himself available; call to him while he is nearby!
- Rom 9:25-273 verses69%
25 As he also says in Hosea:“I will call those who were not my people,‘My people,’ and I will call her who was unloved,‘My beloved.’”
26 “And in the very place where it was said to them,‘You are not my people,’ there they will be called‘sons of the living God.’”
27 And Isaiah cries out on behalf of Israel,“Though the number of the children of Israel are as the sand of the sea, only the remnant will be saved,
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26 when he said,‘Go to this people and say,“You will keep on hearing, but will never understand, and you will keep on looking, but will never perceive.
- Rom 11:7-82 verses68%
7 What then? Israel failed to obtain what it was diligently seeking, but the elect obtained it. The rest were hardened,
8 as it is written,“God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that would not see and ears that would not hear, to this very day.”
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24 However, because I called but you refused to listen, because I stretched out my hand but no one was paying attention,
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17 so that the rest of humanity may seek the Lord, namely, all the Gentiles I have called to be my own,’ says the Lord, who makes these things
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4 Because of their distress, they turned back to the LORD God of Israel. They sought him and he responded to them.
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14 And concerning them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled that says:‘You will listen carefully yet will never understand, you will look closely yet will never comprehend.
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19 I have not spoken in secret, in some hidden place. I did not tell Jacob’s descendants,‘Seek me in vain!’ I am the LORD, the one who speaks honestly, who makes reliable announcements.
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9 He said,“Go and tell these people:‘Listen continually, but don’t understand! Look continually, but don’t perceive!’
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6 and those who turn their backs on the LORD and do not want the LORD’s help or guidance.”
- Jer 29:13-142 verses67%
13 When you seek me in prayer and worship, you will find me available to you. If you seek me with all your heart and soul,
14 I will make myself available to you,’ says the LORD.‘Then I will reverse your plight and will regather you from all the nations and all the places where I have exiled you,’ says the LORD.‘I will bring you back to the place from which I exiled you.’
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11 But my people did not obey me; Israel did not submit to me.
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2 They seek me day after day; they want to know my requirements, like a nation that does what is right and does not reject the law of their God. They ask me for just decrees; they want to be near God.
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36 What did he mean by saying,‘You will look for me but will not find me, and where I am you cannot come’?”
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4 The LORD says this to the family of Israel:“Seek me so you can live!
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11 there is no one who understands, there is no one who seeks God.
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17 This fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah:
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10 But I will strip everything away from Esau’s descendants. I will uncover their hiding places so they cannot hide. Their children, relatives, and neighbors will all be destroyed. Not one of them will be left!
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27 so that they would search for God and perhaps grope around for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us.
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17 But when he arrived in Rome, he eagerly searched for me and found me.
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6 The Futility of Sacrificial Ritual without Moral Obedience Although they bring their flocks and herds to seek the favor of the LORD, They will not find him– he has withdrawn himself from them!
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8 The Sovereign LORD says this, the one who gathers the dispersed of Israel:“I will still gather them up.”
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20 “Proclaim this message among the descendants of Jacob. Make it known throughout Judah.
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23 John said,“I am the voice of one shouting in the wilderness,‘Make straight the way for the Lord,’ as the prophet Isaiah said.”
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22 The Lord Rebukes His People“But you did not call for me, O Jacob; you did not long for me, O Israel.
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6 Go instead to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
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8 The Lord Declares His Sovereignty Bring out the people who are blind, even though they have eyes, those who are deaf, even though they have ears!
- Ezek 3:5-62 verses66%
5 For you are not being sent to a people of unintelligible speech and difficult language, but to the house of Israel–
6 not to many peoples of unintelligible speech and difficult language, whose words you cannot understand– surely if I had sent you to them, they would listen to you!
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13 You also have done all these things, says the LORD, and I have spoken to you over and over again. But you have not listened! You have refused to respond when I called you to repent!
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37 When they found him, they said,“Everyone is looking for you.”
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30 Israel’s Rejection Culpable What shall we say then?– that the Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness obtained it, that is, a righteousness that is by faith,