Romans 10:21

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Summary

Romans 10:21

But to Israel he saith, All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people.

All day long

A disobedient

Bible References

All day long

Since I called out and you refused,
extended my hand and no one paid attention,

I spread out My hands all day long
to a rebellious people
who walk in the wrong path,
following their own thoughts.

The Lord sent all His servants the prophets to you time and time again, but you have not obeyed or even paid attention.

Time and time again I have sent you all My servants the prophets, proclaiming: Turn, each one from his evil way of life, and correct your actions. Stop following other gods to serve them. Live in the land that I gave you and your ancestors. But you would not pay attention or obey Me.

“For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.

“Listen to another parable: There was a man, a landowner, who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a watchtower. He leased it to tenant farmers and went away.

He sent out his slaves to summon those invited to the banquet, but they didn’t want to come.

This is why I am sending you prophets, sages, and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will flog in your synagogues and hound from town to town.

and repentance for forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in His name to all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

Then Paul and Barnabas boldly said: “It was necessary that God’s message be spoken to you first. But since you reject it and consider yourselves unworthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles!

A disobedient

The Lord also said to me, ‘I have seen this people, and indeed, they are a stiff-necked people.

For I know how rebellious and stiff-necked you are. If you are rebelling against the Lord now, while I am still alive, how much more will you rebel after I am dead!

But the Lord told him, “Listen to the people and everything they say to you. They have not rejected you; they have rejected Me as their king.

But they were disobedient and rebelled against You.
They flung Your law behind their backs
and killed Your prophets
who warned them
in order to turn them back to You.
They committed terrible blasphemies.

So I sent you all My servants the prophets time and time again, saying: Don’t do this detestable thing that I hate.

“You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You are always resisting the Holy Spirit; as your ancestors did, so do you.

hindering us from speaking to the Gentiles so that they may be saved. As a result, they are always completing the number of their sins, and wrath has overtaken them at last.

and

A stone to stumble over,

and a rock to trip over.

They stumble because they disobey the message; they were destined for this.