You who boast in the law dishonor God by breaking the law. For, as it is written, “The name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.”

But where is it written?

The only Hebrew Scripture I can find are Isaiah 52.5 and Ezekiel 36.20-38. But in neither of these passages do the Gentiles blaspheme because they see how sinful the Israelites are.  Rather, they blaspheme because Israel is in exile and has suffered defeat.  This means that Israel has not been protected by their God which leads to skepticism about the God of Israel.

But Israel wasn’t judged because of the inherent sinfulness and sinning that is committed by God’s people.  They were judged for the extreme covenant-breaking sin of unbelief and idolatry.  They were sent into exile due to long-term national apostasy.

There are passages in Scripture which state clearly that every human being sins and is sinful.  Yet from Romans 1.18 onward, Paul does not bother to avail himself of any of them.

Why?