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Prophecies Concerning Israel: Prophecies Concerning of Their Rejection of the Messiah Isaiah 8:14, 15

And He will be a sanctuary—but to both houses of Israel a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense, to the dwellers of Jerusalem a trap and a snare. / Many will stumble over these; they will fall and be broken; they will be ensnared and captured.”

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Prophecies Concerning Israel: Prophecies Concerning of Their Rejection of the Messiah Isaiah 49:5, 7

And now says the LORD, who formed Me from the womb to be His Servant, to bring Jacob back to Him, that Israel might be gathered to Him—for I am honored in the sight of the LORD, and My God is My strength— / Thus says the LORD, the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel, to Him who was despised and abhorred by the nation, to the Servant of rulers: “Kings will see You and rise, and princes will bow down, because of the LORD, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen You.”

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Prophecies Concerning Israel: Prophecies Concerning of Their Rejection of the Messiah Isaiah 52:14

Just as many were appalled at Him—His appearance was disfigured beyond that of any man, and His form was marred beyond human likeness—

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Prophecies Concerning Israel: Prophecies Concerning of Their Rejection of the Messiah Isaiah 53:1–3

Who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed? / He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no stately form or majesty to attract us, no beauty that we should desire Him. / He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.

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Prophecies Concerning Israel: Prophecies Concerning of Their Rejection of the Messiah Zechariah 11:1

Open your doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may consume your cedars!

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Prophecies Concerning Israel: Prophecies Concerning of Their Rejection of the Messiah Zechariah 13:1

“On that day a fountain will be opened to the house of David and the people of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin and impurity.

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Prophecies Concerning Israel: Prophecies Concerning of Their Rejection of the Messiah Matthew 21:33

Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.

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Prophecies Concerning Israel: Prophecies Concerning of Their Rejection of the Messiah Matthew 22:1

Once again, Jesus spoke to them in parables:

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