[This was] to fulfillthe wordof Isaiahthe prophetwhichhe spoke:"LORD,WHOHAS BELIEVEDOUR REPORT?AND TO WHOMHAS THE ARMOF THE LORDBEEN REVEALED?"
But KingHezekiahand Isaiahthe prophet,the sonof Amoz,prayedaboutthisand criedout to heaven.
For by their own swordthey did not possessthe land,And their own armdid not savethem, But Your righthandand Your armand the lightof Your presence,For You favoredthem.
"My righteousnessis near,My salvationhas goneforth,And My armswill judgethe peoples;The coastlandswill waitfor Me, And for My armthey will waitexpectantly.
Awake,awake,puton strength,O armof the LORD;Awakeas in the daysof old,the generationsof longago.Was it not You who cutRahabin pieces,Who piercedthe dragon?
Whohas believedour message?And to whomhas the armof the LORDbeen revealed?
"You hypocrites,rightlydid Isaiahprophesyof you:
And Jesussaidto him, "Blessedare you, SimonBarjona,becausefleshand blooddid not reveal[this] to you, but My Fatherwhois in heaven.
And when they had crucifiedHim, they dividedup His garmentsamongthemselves by castinglots.
But though He had performedso manysignsbeforethem, [yet] they were not believingin Him.
For thisreasonthey couldnot believe,for Isaiahsaidagain,
"But [they have done this] to fulfillthe wordthat is writtenin their Law,THEY HATEDME WITHOUT A CAUSE.'
"WhileI was with them, I was keepingthem in Your namewhichYou have givenMe; and I guardedthem and not oneof them perishedbut the sonof perdition,sothat the Scripturewould be fulfilled.
Sothey saidto one another,"Let us not tearit, but cast lotsfor it, [to decide] whoseit shall be"; [this was] to fulfillthe Scripture:"THEY DIVIDEDMY OUTER GARMENTSAMONGTHEM, AND FOR MY CLOTHINGTHEY CASTLOTS."
However,they did not allheedthe good news;for Isaiahsays,"LORD,WHOHAS BELIEVEDOUR REPORT?"
And Isaiahis very boldand says,"I WAS FOUNDBY THOSEWHO DID NOT SEEKME, I BECAMEMANIFESTTO THOSEWHO DID NOT ASKFOR ME."
but to thosewho are the called,bothJewsand Greeks,Christthe powerof Godand the wisdomof God.
to revealHis Sonin me sothat I might preachHim amongthe Gentiles,I did not immediatelyconsultwith fleshand blood,
