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Isa. 66: 1, 2.
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Acts 7: 49, 50.
Jer. 31: 15.
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Matt. 2: 17, 18.
Jer. 31: 33; 32: 38 (w/ II Sam 7: 14) | II Cor. 6: 18.
Hosea 11: 1.
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Matt. 2: 15.
Hab. 2: 4.
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Rom. 1: 17.
Joel 2: 32.
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Rom. 10: 13.
Mal. 1: 2, 3.
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Rom. 9: 13.
It cannot escape observation, that by far the larger portion of the preceding passages is
cited and adapted to the purpose of illustration by the apostle Paul. Dr. John Taylor has
some useful remarks, of which the following, Nos. (1) to (4), are an abstract on the
various designs with which Paul cited them:--
(1) Sometimes his intention goes no further than using the same strong expressions,
as being equally applicable to the point in hand. Thus, in Rom. 10: 6-8, he uses the
words of Moses (Deut. 30: 12-14) not to prove anything, nor as if he thought Moses
spoke of the same subject; but merely as intimating that the strong and lively
expressions, used by Moses concerning the doctrine he taught, were equally applicable to
the faith of the Gospel. So, in Rom. 10: 18, he quotes Psa. 19: 4, though it is not
unlikely that those expressions were used by the ancient Jews in application to the
Messiah, as the apostle applies them.
(2) Sometimes the design of the quotation is only to show that the cases are parallel;
or that what happened in his times correspond with what happened in former days. See
Rom. 2: 24; 8: 36; 9: 27-29; 11: 2-5, 8-10, and 15: 21.
(3) Sometimes the quotation is only intended to explain a doctrinal point.
See
Rom. 1: 17; 4: 7, 8, 18--21; 9: 20, 21; 10: 15 and 15: 3.
(4) Sometimes the quotation is designed to prove a doctrinal point. See Rom. 3: 4,
10-18; 4: 3-17; 5: 12-14; 9: 7, 9, 12, 13, 15, 17; 10: 5, 11, 13; 12: 20; 14: 11.
Lastly, when a passage of the Old Testament is quoted in the New, in order to prove
a point of doctrine, the person or writer applies it, though not always in the precise
words of the original, yet constantly according to its genuine sense as it stands there.
Examples of such application will be found in Deut. 8: 3 compared with Matt. 4: 4;
Deut. 6: 16 compared with Matt. 4: 7; Deut. 32: 35 and Prov. 25: 21, 22
compared with Rom. 12: 19, 20. The expression in Hos. 6: 6, mercy and not sacrifice,
is applied to a different purpose in Matt. 9: 13, but to both properly.
And finally, under heading (4:), where the quotations are in the nature rather of
allusions, Horne gives the following list:--
O.T. reference.
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Alluded to in.
Gen. 1. 6, 9.
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II Pet. 3: 5.
Gen. 1: 27.
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Matt. 19: 4; Mark 10: 6; I Cor. 11: 7;