What then? What Israel was seeking, it failed to obtain, but the elect did. The others were hardened,
Cross References
Mark 6:52for they had not understood about the loaves, but their hearts had been hardened.
Romans 9:18Therefore God has mercy on whom He wants to have mercy, and He hardens whom He wants to harden.
Romans 9:31but Israel, who pursued a law of righteousness, has not attained it.
Romans 10:3Because they were ignorant of God's righteousness and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God's righteousness.
Romans 11:25I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you will not be conceited: A hardening in part has come to Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles has come in.
2 Corinthians 3:14But their minds were closed. For to this day the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant. It has not been lifted, because only in Christ can it be removed.
Ephesians 4:18They are darkened in their understanding and alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts.
Treasury of Scripture
What then? Israel has not obtained that which he seeks for; but the election has obtained it, and the rest were blinded.
What then?
Romans 3:9
What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;
Romans 6:15
What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid.
1 Corinthians 10:19
What say I then? that the idol is any thing, or that which is offered in sacrifice to idols is any thing?
Israel.
Romans 9:31,32
But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness…
Romans 10:3
For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.
Proverbs 1:28
Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:
but the election.
Romans 11:5
Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.
Romans 8:28-30
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose…
Romans 9:23
And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,
and the rest.
Isaiah 6:10
Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.
Isaiah 44:18
They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.
Matthew 13:14,15
And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive: …
blinded.
Romans 9:18
Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth.
