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Romans 9:20-21 to Isaiah 29:16

NT Text: Romans 9:20

OT Source(s):

  • Isaiah 29:16 ("Shall the potter be regarded as the clay?")
  • Isaiah 45:9 ("Woe to him who strives with his Maker! Shall the clay say to him who forms it, 'What are you making?'")
  • Jeremiah 18:6 ("Like clay in the potter's hand, so are you in my hand")

Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Reference Type: Allusion

Connection Method(s): Analogy

Significance: Potter-clay imagery is foundational OT metaphor for Creator-creature relationship. Paul uses it to assert God's sovereign right as Creator to form vessels for different purposes.