TRHEE MAJOR REJECTIONS OF THE GOOD NEWS BY THE JEWS RECORDED IN THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES

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"It was necessary that the word of God should be spoken first to you (the Jews).  Since you thrust it from you, and judge yourselves  unworthy of eternal life, behold, we turn to the Gentiles."

When Peter and Paul preached to the Gentiles, many were converted. The Jews became jealous.  

The Acts of the Apostles records 3 major rejections of the message by the Jews, one at each of the great centres:  Asia, Greece and Rome.

  1. At Antioch - Acts 13:44-52
  2. At Corinth - Acts 18:5-6
  3. At Rome - Acts 28:25-20

Each time, 

  • Paul makes a point of proclaiming salvation to the Jews and is rejected.  
  • Paul marks this rejection with a biblical gesture - twice shaking the dust and then putting the cap on it with a quotation from Isaiah 6:9 (which foretells this rejection)

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