Isaiah 8:14

Wait For Yahweh

¹³ You are to regard only the Lord of Hosts as holy.
Only He should be feared;
only He should be held in awe.
¹⁴ He will be a sanctuary;
but for the two houses of Israel,
He will be a stone to stumble over
and a rock to trip over,
and a trap and a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
¹⁵ Many will stumble over these;
they will fall and be broken;
they will be snared and captured.

Holy Place

Inhabitants of Jerusalem

Stone of Stumbling

Stumbling Block

Israel

Jerusalem

Judah

Ezekiel 11:16

“Therefore say: This is what the Lord God says: Though I sent them far away among the nations and scattered them among the countries, yet for a little while I have been a sanctuary for them in the countries where they have gone.

Luke 2:34

Then Simeon blessed them and told His mother Mary: “Indeed, this child is destined to cause the fall and rise of many in Israel and to be a sign that will be opposed—

1 Peter 2:8

and

A stone to stumble over,
and a rock to trip over.

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

Isaiah 28:16

Therefore the Lord God said:
“Look, I have laid a stone in Zion,
a tested stone,
a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation;
the one who believes will be unshakable.

Psalm 11:6

He will rain burning coals and sulfur on the wicked;
a scorching wind will be their portion.

Psalm 46:1-2

For the choir director. A song of the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth.God is our refuge and strength,
a helper who is always found
in times of trouble.

Psalm 69:22

Let their table set before them be a snare,
and let it be a trap for their allies.

Proverbs 18:10

The name of Yahweh is a strong tower;
the righteous run to it and are protected.

Isaiah 4:6

and there will be a booth for shade from heat by day, and a refuge and shelter from storm and rain.

Isaiah 24:17-18

Panic, pit, and trap await you
who dwell on the earth.

Isaiah 26:20

Go, my people, enter your rooms
and close your doors behind you.
Hide for a little while until the wrath has passed.

Matthew 13:57

And they were offended by Him.

But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his household.”

Luke 21:35

like a trap. For it will come on all who live on the face of the whole earth.

Romans 9:32-33

Why is that? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone.

Romans 11:9-11

And David says:

Let their feasting become a snare and a trap,
a pitfall and a retribution to them.

Romans 11:35

Or who has ever first given to Him,
and has to be repaid?