NT Text: 1 Peter 2:7
OT Source(s):
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Direct Quotation
Connection Method(s): Promise-Fulfillment
Significance: Peter's use of Psalm 118:22 demonstrates the divine reversal pattern central to the gospel. What human builders rejected, God made the cornerstone. This psalm, originally celebrating God's vindication of Israel despite enemies' opposition, finds ultimate fulfillment in Christ's rejection by Jewish leaders and resurrection by God. Peter applies this to his readers' experience: their honor comes from association with the vindicated stone, not from social acceptance. The hermeneutical move links Israel's experience of divine vindication to Christ's rejection-to-exaltation pattern, showing that believers share in both Christ's rejection and his honor. Human evaluation proved wrong; God's assessment stands eternally.
NT Use Pattern: Assimilated — Second element of Peter's three-text stone composite at 1 Peter 2:6-8 — the stone the builders rejected becoming the chief cornerstone.
Anchor Text: Ps 118:22 — The Stone the Builders Rejected