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A city gate and table stay open as travelers arrive and devout listeners pause or continue on the adjoining road.
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Romans 10:18-21

The Message Went Out

Zeal, the Near Word, and Good News for All · Romans 10

Story guide: Disclosed visual essay. The message has gone throughout the earth. Moses and Isaiah describe unexpected people finding God, while Israel is provoked and resists; the all-day open gate symbolizes God’s patient, sustained invitation without depicting God visibly.

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18But I ask, did they not hear? Indeed they did: “Their voice has gone out into all the earth, and their words to the ends of the inhabited world.”

19But I ask, did Israel not know? First Moses says, “I will make you jealous by what is not a nation; by a nation without understanding I will provoke you to anger.”

20But Isaiah is very bold and says, “I was found by those who were not seeking me; I became manifest to those who were not asking for me.”

21But concerning Israel he says, “All day long I have stretched out my hands to a disobedient and opposing people.”

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