ISB ~ Acts 28 v26 - 27

Paul indicts his kinsmen with the words of Is 6:9-10, a text used in a similar way in the Gospels (Mt 13:14- 15; Mk 4:11-12; Jn 12:40).

• Isaiah consigned all but a faithful remnant of Israel to divine judgment, making the rebels who had closed their eyes and ears to Yahweh even less responsive to his urgent warnings. Paul is faced with a similar situation, where all but a remnant of Israel accepted the gospel.