The Rejected Stone

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The Rejected Stone

• Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the
  scriptures, The stone which the builders
  rejected, the same is become the head of the
  corner this is the Lord's doing, and it is
  marvellous in our eyes?
• Matthew 2142
• April 12, 2009
• Rev. David B. Hanson

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Prophecies of The Rejected Stone

• Psalm 11822
• The stone which the builders refused is become
  the head stone of the corner.
• Isaiah 533
• He is despised and rejected of men a man of
  sorrows, and acquainted with grief and we hid as
  it were our faces from him he was despised, and
  we esteemed him not.
• Daniel 926
• And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah
  be cut off, but not for himself and the people
  of the prince that shall come shall destroy the
  city and the sanctuary and the end thereof shall
  be with a flood, and unto the end of the war
  desolations are determined.

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Jeremiah, The Rejected Prophet

• Jeremiah 386
• Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the
  dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that
  was in the court of the prison and they let down
  Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was
  no water, but mire so Jeremiah sunk in the mire.
• Jeremiah 3914
• Even they sent, and took Jeremiah out of the
  court of the prison, and committed him unto
  Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan,
  that he should carry him home so he dwelt among
  the people.

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Paul, The Rejected Apostle

• II Corinthians 1123
• Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool)
  I am more in labours more abundant, in stripes
  above measure, in prisons more frequent, in
  deaths oft.
• Acts 1623
• And when they had laid many stripes upon them,
  they cast them into prison, charging the jailor
  to keep them safely

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You Are The Living Stones

• I Peter 24-9
• 4 To whom coming, as unto a living stone,
  disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and
  precious,
• 5 Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a
  spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up
  spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus
  Christ.
• 6 Wherefore also it is contained in the
  scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner
  stone, elect, precious and he that believeth on
  him shall not be confounded.
• 7 Unto you therefore which believe he is
  precious but unto them which be disobedient, the
  stone which the builders disallowed, the same is
  made the head of the corner,
• 8 And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of
  offence, even to them which stumble at the word,
  being disobedient whereunto also they were
  appointed.
• 9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal
  priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people
  that ye should shew forth the praises of him who
  hath called you out of darkness into his
  marvellous light

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Polycarp69-155

• Born in Smyrna
• A disciple of Apostle John
• The bishop of Smyrna
• The last survivor of those who had talked with
  the eyewitnesses of Jesus
• A martyr of Jesus Christ
• Eighty-six years have I served him and he hath
  done me no wrong. How can I speak evil of my king
  who saved me?