15. And how can anyone preach without being sent? It is written, "How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!" (Isaiah 52:7)
16. But not all the people of Israel accepted the good news. Isaiah says, "Lord, who has believed our message?" (Isaiah 53:1)
17. So faith comes from hearing the message. And the message that is heard is the word of Christ.
18. But I ask, "Didn't the people of Israel hear?" Of course they did. It is written, "Their voice has gone out into the whole earth. Their words have gone out from one end of the world to the other." (Psalm 19:4)
19. Again I ask, "Didn't Israel understand?" First, Moses says, "I will use people who are not a nation to make you jealous. I will use a nation that has no understanding to make you angry." (Deuteronomy 32:21)
20. Then Isaiah boldly speaks about what God says. God said, "I was found by those who were not trying to find me. I made myself known to those who were not asking for me." (Isaiah 65:1)
21. But Isaiah also speaks about what God says concerning Israel. God said, "All day long I have held out my hands. I have held them out to a stubborn people who do not obey me." (Isaiah 65:2)