NT Text: 1 Peter 2:6
OT Source(s):
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Direct Quotation
Connection Method(s): Promise-Fulfillment + Typology
Significance: Peter employs Isaiah's cornerstone prophecy to reassure suffering believers that social rejection does not indicate God's displeasure. Rather, God's redemptive plan includes division around his Son. Those who suffered physical dislocation and social ostracism find comfort knowing Christ himself was the rejected stone who became God's chosen cornerstone. The Isaiah context promised stability for those who trust, contrasting human schemes with divine faithfulness. Peter's hermeneutical move identifies Christ as the fulfillment of Isaiah's promised cornerstone, showing that believers' security rests not on social acceptance but on union with Christ, the stone God honored despite human rejection.
NT Use Pattern: Assimilated — First element of Peter's three-text stone composite (Isaiah 28:16 + Psalm 118:22 + Isaiah 8:14) — the chosen and precious cornerstone.
Anchor Text: Isa 28:16 — A Stone in Zion