“But Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me.”
And Isaiah boldly says, 'I was found by those who did not seek me; I revealed myself to those who did not ask for me.' — Isaiah 65:1 is cited: the Gentiles, who did not seek (ζητέω, zēteō) God, find him; God reveals (ἀναφαίνω, anaphaínō) himself to the ἐπιζητέω (epizēteō, "inquire after") God. Grace precedes human seeking.
Church Fathers on Romans 10:20
“But Esaias is very bold, and says.” Now what he means is something of this kind. He put a violence on himself, and was ambitious to speak, not some thing veiled over, but to set things even naked before your eyes, and choosing rather to run (Origen in loc.) into dangers from being plain spoken, than by looking to his own safety, to leave you any shelter for your impenetrableness; although it was not the manner of prophecy to say this so clearly; but still to stop your…
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