Peter now quotes from Isaiah 28:16, Psalm 118:22 and Isaiah 8:14, respectively. The quote from Isaiah 28 comes from a passage where God is saying that the people's attempts to make themselves safe will prove futile, all man's efforts would be unable to resist the coming judgement. Instead God had laid a precious stone in Zion, only He would be a sure hope of salvation.
Psalm 118 follows a similar theme, stressing that only by taking refuge in the Lord can we be safe. Men thought God's way was useless, but God's way had proved to be the centre of it all.
Again, Isaiah 8 is in the same vein, but is directed specifically at Isaiah, warning him not to fear what others feared, but to fear only the Lord.
Peter is showing that the fact that many have rejected Christ means nothing, for God has chosen Him. We have been chosen by God, and chosen to believe in Christ. We are God's special possession. This should not engender pride in us, but it should engender security, and an awareness of our worth. We have been called out of darkness into His light. We are now special because of what He has done, because of the mercy He has poured out on us.
Psalm 118 follows a similar theme, stressing that only by taking refuge in the Lord can we be safe. Men thought God's way was useless, but God's way had proved to be the centre of it all.
Again, Isaiah 8 is in the same vein, but is directed specifically at Isaiah, warning him not to fear what others feared, but to fear only the Lord.
Peter is showing that the fact that many have rejected Christ means nothing, for God has chosen Him. We have been chosen by God, and chosen to believe in Christ. We are God's special possession. This should not engender pride in us, but it should engender security, and an awareness of our worth. We have been called out of darkness into His light. We are now special because of what He has done, because of the mercy He has poured out on us.
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