“But to Israel he saith, All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people.”
But concerning Israel he says, 'All day long I have held out my hands to a disobedient and obstinate people.' — Isaiah 65:2 concludes with Israel's tragedy: God's hands remain ἐκτείνω (ekteinō, "stretched out") in invitation, yet Israel is ἀπειθέω (apeitheō, "disobedient") and ἀντιλέγω (antilegō, "contradicting"). The divine offer persists; human resistance persists. Israel's story ends in poignant refusal.
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