Thematic Bible: Borne against all unbelievers

You put up with them for years. You admonished them by your Spirit through your prophets. Still they did not listen. So you gave them up into the hands of the peoples of the lands. Verse ConceptsForbearance Of GodChallengesGod's attitude towards peopleGod, Patience OfOffences Against The Holy SpiritProphecy, Inspiration Of OtRebukeRejection Of GodThe Inspiration Of ScriptureWord Of GodThe Holy Spirit, Being AgainstOfferings, Old Testamnent Kinds OfInspiration Of The Holy Spirit, Purpose OfThe Holy Spirit, And ScriptureGod EnduringAction For A Long TimeGod Spoke By The ProphetsSpeaking By The Spirit

So they left, disagreeing among themselves, after Paul had said this one thing: How well the Holy Spirit spoke through the prophet Isaiah to your ancestors! He said, Go and say to this people, 'You will listen and listen, but not understand. You will look and look, but not see. These people have closed their mind and are hard of hearing. They have shut their eyes so that their eyes never see. Their ears never hear. Their minds never understand. They never turn to me for healing.'