Just like today, most Israelis in Paul’s day rejected Jesus as Messiah. This naturally led to several questions: 1) Have God’s promises failed? 2) Why did Israel reject Jesus? 3) Has God now rejected Israel? 1) This section of Romans 9 explains that God’s Word has not failed because God’s promises were only intended for those descendants of Abraham who also had the faith of Abraham. Thus Paul wrote that not all who are descended from Israel belong to Israel. 2) As for Israel rejecting Jesus, Romans 9 concerns God’s sovereignty in Israel’s salvation (unconditional election). Romans 10 concerns Israel’s human responsibility. There are human reasons why Israel rejected the righteousness of Christ: they pursued righteousness by law rather than by faith and in so doing stumbled over Christ. 3) Today’s lesson, Romans 11, proves God has not rejected Israel because He has always preserved for Himself a faithful remnant.
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