Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
A stone
A snare
General references
Bible References
A stone
Luke 2:34
but Symeon blessed them, and to his mother Mary he said, "This child is destined for the downfall as well as for the rise of many a one in Israel; destined to be a Sign for man's attack ??35 to bring out the secret aims of many a heart. And your own soul will be pierced by a spear."
Romans 9:32
And why? Simply because Israel has relied not on faith but on what they could do. They have stumbled over the stone that makes men stumble ??33 as it is written, Here I lay a stone in Sion that will make men stumble, even a rock to trip them up; but he who believes in Him will never be disappointed.
Romans 11:9
And David says, Let their table prove a snare and a trap, a pitfall and a retribution for them;
1 Peter 2:8
a stone over which men stumble and a rock of offence; they stumble over it in their disobedience to God's word. Such is their appointed doom.
A snare
Matthew 13:57
So they were repelled by him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet never goes without honour except in his native place and in his home."
Luke 21:35
For it will come upon all dwellers on the face of all the earth.
General references
Luke 7:23
And blessed is he who is repelled by nothing in me!"