| | "And you, Bethlehem Ephratah... from you shall emerge for me the Messiah, son of David, and so Scripture says (Ps. 118:22): “The stone the builders had rejected became a cornerstone.” (Rashi on Mic 5:2) | | "And you, Bethlehem Ephratah... from you shall emerge for me the Messiah, son of David, and so Scripture says (Ps. 118:22): “The stone the builders had rejected became a cornerstone.” (Rashi on Mic 5:2) |
| | Jesus, Messiah, Savior, and the cornerstone of Israel, was rejected by his own people: | | Jesus, Messiah, Savior, and the cornerstone of Israel, was rejected by his own people: |
| | The Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain. (Lk 9:22, Mt 21:42-43) | | The Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain. (Lk 9:22, Mt 21:42-43) |
| − | Come to Him, to that living stone, rejected by men, but chosen by God and precious... Therefore it is also contained in the Scripture, “ Behold, I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, elect, precious, and he who believes on Him will by no means be put to shame.” Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious; but to those who are disobedient, “ the stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone,” and “a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.” (1 Pet 2:4-8) | + | Come to Him, to that living stone, rejected by men, but chosen by God and precious... Therefore it is also contained in the Scripture, “ Behold, I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, elect, precious, and he who believes on Him will by no means be put to shame.” Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious; but to those who are disobedient, “ the stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone,” and “a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.” (1 Pet 2:4-8) |