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
Simeon gave them his blessing, and said to Mary, the child's mother: "This child is appointed to be the cause of the fall and rise of many in Israel, and to be a sign much spoken against--
Romans 9:32
And why? Because they looked to obedience, and not to faith, to secure it. They stumbled over 'the Stumbling-block.'
Romans 11:9
David, too, says--'May their feasts prove a snare and a trap to them--a hindrance and a retribution;
1 Peter 2:8
and 'a stumbling-block, and a rock which shall prove a hindrance.' They stumble because they do not accept the Message. This was the fate destined for them.
A snare
Matthew 13:57
These things proved a hindrance to their believing in him; whereupon Jesus said: "A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country and in his own house."
Luke 21:35
For come it will upon all who are living upon the face of the whole earth.
General references
Luke 7:23
And blessed is the man who finds no hindrance in me."