Paul is talking to the Jewish leadership in Rome. He has explained how Jesus of Nazareth fulfills the Messianic prophecies of Moses and the prophets.

6 дек. 2022 г. · Don't become calloused to God's word, ever hearing but never understanding. Instead, approach it with tender and receptive hearts and minds.

Overall, Acts 28:26 presents a powerful and evocative message about the human condition and the spiritual obstacles that hinder the reception of the gospel.

The Lord's first words are not encouraging. He predicts that the people will not listen to Isaiah. They will hear and see but not understand (Isaiah 6:9; Acts ...

A message sent in wrath and judgment to the people of Israel, rejected from being the people of God, a "lo ammi" being written upon them.

Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive.

Key Thought: Jesus knew that many in his day could not believe because they would not believe.* They had made their minds up, their hearts were.....

In Acts 27-28, we see that Jesus and his Gospel are moving toward all nations just as Paul moved toward Rome.

In the final chapters of Acts, Paul addresses the Jewish leaders in Rome, utilizing a quote from the prophet Isaiah to illustrate their spiritual condition.

David Guzik commentary on Acts 28 describes how Paul finally arrives in Rome after doing ministry on the island of Malta.