Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy.

Have they stumbled

To provoke them to jealousy

General references

Bible References

Have they stumbled

Ezekiel 18:23
Delighting, shall I delight in the death of the unjust one? says the Lord Jehovah: not in his turning back from his way and living?
Ezekiel 33:11
Say to them, I live, says the Lord Jehovah, if I shall delight in the death of the unjust; but in the turning back of the unjust one from his way, and he lived: turn back, turn back from your evil ways: and wherefore will ye die, O house of Israel?

But rather

Romans 11:12
And if their fall the riches of the world, and their disaster the riches of the nations; how much more their fulness?
Acts 13:42
And the Jews having gone out of the synagogue, the nations besought to have these words spoken in the sabbath between.
Acts 18:6
And they opposing, and blaspheming, having shaken off the garments violently, he said to them, Your blood upon your head; I clean: from now will I go to the nations.
Acts 22:18
And saw him saying to me, Hasten, and come quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony of me.
Acts 28:24
And some truly were persuaded by things spoken, and some disbelieved.

To provoke them to jealousy

Romans 11:14
If in some way I might make jealous my flesh, and I might save some of them.)

General references

Zephaniah 3:10
From beyond to the rivers of Cush incense, the daughter of my dispersed shall bring my gifts.