Romans 11:1-10
Romans 11:1-10
ESV
The Remnant of Israel
"I ask, then, has God rejected his people? By no means! For I myself am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, a member of the tribe of Benjamin. God has not rejected his people whom he foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says of Elijah, how he appeals to God against Israel? 'Lord, they have killed your prophets, they have demolished your altars, and I alone am left, and they seek my life.' But what is God's reply to him? 'I have kept for myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.' So too at the present time there is a remnant, chosen by grace. But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works; otherwise grace would no longer be grace. What then? Israel failed to obtain what it was seeking. The elect obtained it, but the rest were hardened, as it is written, 'God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that would not see and ears that would not hear, down to this very day.' And David says, 'Let their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution for them; let their eyes be darkened so that they cannot see, and bend their backs forever.'"
NASB
Israel Is Not Cast Away
"I say then, God has not rejected His people, has He? May it never be! For I too am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. God has not rejected His people whom He foreknew Or do you not know what the Scripture says in the passage about Elijah, how he pleads with God against Israel? 'Lord, THEY HAVE KILLED YOUR PROPHETS, THEY HAVE TORN DOWN YOUR ALTARS, AND I ALONE AM LEFT, AND THEY ARE SEEKING MY LIFE.' But what is the divine response to him? 'I HAVE KEPT for Myself SEVEN THOUSAND MEN WHO HAVE NOT BOWED THE KNEE TO BAAL.' In the same way then, there has also come to be at the present time a remnant according to God's gracious choice. But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works, otherwise grace is no longer grace. What then? What Israel is seeking, it has not obtained, but those who were chosen obtained it, and the rest were hardened; just as it is written, 'GOD GAVE THEM A SPIRIT OF STUPOR, EYES TO SEE NOT AND EARS TO HEAR NOT, DOWN TO THIS VERY DAY.' And David says, 'LET THEIR TABLE BECOME A SNARE AND A TRAP, AND A STUMBLING BLOCK AND A RETRIBUTION TO THEM. LET THEIR EYES BE DARKENED TO SEE NOT, AND BEND THEIR BACKS FOREVER.'"
Stephanus 1550 New Testament
1 λεγω ουν μη απωσατο ο θεος τον λαον αυτου μη γενοιτο και γαρ εγω ισραηλιτης ειμι εκ σπερματος αβρααμ φυλης βενιαμιν
2 ουκ απωσατο ο θεος τον λαον αυτου ον προεγνω η ουκ οιδατε εν ηλια τι λεγει η γραφη ως εντυγχανει τω θεω κατα του ισραηλ λεγων
3 κυριε τους προφητας σου απεκτειναν και τα θυσιαστηρια σου κατεσκαψαν καγω υπελειφθην μονος και ζητουσιν την ψυχην μου
4 αλλα τι λεγει αυτω ο χρηματισμος κατελιπον εμαυτω επτακισχιλιους ανδρας οιτινες ουκ εκαμψαν γονυ τη βααλ
5 ουτως ουν και εν τω νυν καιρω λειμμα κατ εκλογην χαριτος γεγονεν
6 ει δε χαριτι ουκετι εξ εργων επει η χαρις ουκετι γινεται χαρις ει δε εξ εργων ουκετι εστιν χαρις επει το εργον ουκετι εστιν εργον
7 τι ουν ο επιζητει ισραηλ τουτου ουκ επετυχεν η δε εκλογη επετυχεν οι δε λοιποι επωρωθησαν
8 καθως γεγραπται εδωκεν αυτοις ο θεος πνευμα κατανυξεως οφθαλμους του μη βλεπειν και ωτα του μη ακουειν εως της σημερον ημερας
9 και δαβιδ λεγει γενηθητω η τραπεζα αυτων εις παγιδα και εις θηραν και εις σκανδαλον και εις ανταποδομα αυτοις
10 σκοτισθητωσαν οι οφθαλμοι αυτων του μη βλεπειν και τον νωτον αυτων διαπαντος συγκαμψον
Key Words:
1. God: 2316 / Theos -- God, divinely, Lord
2. People: 2992 / Laos -- the people
3. Israelite: 2475a / Israelites -- an Israelite (from 2474) 2474 / Israel -- Israel, the name of the Jewish people and their land
4. Descendant: 4690 / Sperma -- that which is sown (from 4687) speiro -- to sow
5. Abraham: 11 / Abraam -- Abraham, the Heb patriarch
6. Tribe: 5443 / Phule -- a clan or tribe (from 5453) 5453 / Phuo -- to bring forth, produce
7. Benjamin: 958 / Beniamin -- Benjamin, one of the twelve Isr. tribes
8. Foreknew: 4267 / Proginosko -- to know beforehand (from 4253 and 1097) 4253 / Pro -- before and 1097 / Ginosko -- to come to know, recognize, perceive
9. Scripture: 1124 / Graphe -- a writing, scripture (from 1125) 1125 / Grapho -- to write
10. Elijah: 2243 / Elias -- Elijah, an Isr. prophet
11. Israel: 2474 / Israel -- Israel, the name of the Jewish people and their land
12. Lord: 2962 / Kurios -- from Kuros -- lord, master, owner
13. Killed: 615 / Apokteino -- to kill (from 575 and Kteino -- to kill) 575 / Apo -- from, away from
14. Prophets:4396 / Prophetes -- a prophet (an interpreter or forth-teller of the divine will) (from 4253 and 5346) 4253 / Pro -- before and 5346 / Phemi -- to declare, say
15. Altars: 2379 / Thusiasterion -- an altar (from a der. of 2378 and Terion -- suffex denoting place) 2378 / Thusia -- a sacrifice (from 2380) 2380 / Thuo -- to offer, sacrifice
16. Life: 5590 / Psuche -- breath, the soul
17. God's/Divine: 5538 / Chrematismos -- a divine response, an oracle (from 5537) 5537 / Chrematizo -- to transact business, to make answer (from 5536) 5536 / Chrema -- a thing that one uses or needs (from 5530) 5530 / Chraomai -- to use, make use of (akin to 5534) 5534 / Chre -- it is necessary, fitting
18. Men: 435 / Aner -- a man
19. Knee: 1119 / Gonu -- the knee
20. Baal: 896 / Baal -- a Canaanite deity
21. Present: 3568 / Nun -- now, the present
22. Time: 2540 / Kairos -- time, season
23. Remnant: 3005 / Leimma -- a remnant (from 3007) 3007 / Leipo -- to leave, leave behind
24. Basis: 1537 / Ek or Ex -- from, from out of
25. Works: 2041 / Ergon -- work (from Erdo -- to do)
26. Eyes: 3788 / Ophthalmos -- the eye
27. Ears: 3775 / Ous -- the ear
28. Day: 2250 / Hemera -- day
29. Table: 5132 / Trapeza -- a table, dinning table (from modified forms of 5064 and 3979) 5064 / Tessares -- four and 3979 / Patraloas -- (var. reading for 3970a) 3970a / Patroloas -- one who kills one's father (from 3962 and Aloiao -- to strike) 3962 / Pater -- a father
30. Snare: 3803 / Pagis -- a trap, snare (from 4078) 4078 / Pegnumi -- to make fast
31. Trap: 2339 / Thera -- a hunting, prey (from Ther -- a wild beast)
32. Block: 4625 / Skandalon -- a stick for bait (of a trap), generally a snare, a stumbling block, an offense
33. Backs: 3577 / Notos -- the back
1. Rejected: 683 / Apotheo -- to thrust away (from 575 and Otheo -- to thrust, push away) 575 / Apo -- from, away from
2. Know: 3609a / Oida -- to have seen or perceived, hence to know (from 1491a) 1491a / Eidon -- (used only in certain tenses, see 3708) 3708 / Horao -- to see, perceive, attend to
3. Appeals/Pleads: 1793 / Entugchano -- to chance upon, confer with, entreat (from 1722 and 5177) 1722 / En -- in, on, at, by, with and 5177 / Tugchano -- to hit, hit upon, meet, happen
4. Demolished/Torn: 2679 / Kataskapto -- to dig down (from 2596 and 4626) 2596 / Kata -- down, against, according to and 4626 / Skapto -- to dig
5. Reply/Response: 5538 / Chrmatismos -- a divine response, an oracle (from 5537) 5537 / Chrematizo -- to transact business, to make answer (from 5536) 5536 / Chrema -- a thing that one uses or needs (from 5530) 5530 / Chraomai -- to use, make use of (akin to 5534) 5534 / Chre -- it is necessary, fitting
6. Kept: 2641 / Kataleipo -- to leave, leave behind (from 2596 and 3007) 2596 / Kata -- down, against, according to and 3007 / Leipo -- to leave, leave behind
7. Bowed: 2578 / Kampto -- to bend
8. Chosen/Choice: 1589 / Ekloge -- a (divine) selection (from 1586) 1586 / Eklego -- (in the sense of pick up) to select (from 1537 and 3004) 1537 / Ek or Ex -- from, from out of and 3004 / Lego -- to say
9. Seeking: 2212 / Zeteo -- to seek
10. Obtain/Obtained: 2013 / Epitugchano -- to light upon, i.e. to appear (from 1909 and 5177) 1909 / Epi -- on, upon and 5177 / Tugchano -- to hit, hit upon, meet, happen
11. Elect/Chosen: 1589 / Same as #8 above
12. Hardened: 4456 / Poroo -- to petrify, i.e. to harden (from Poros -- a stone, a callous)
13. Gave: 1325 / Didomi -- to give
14. See: 991 / Blepo -- to look (at)
15. Hear: 191 / Akouo -- hearing; to hear, listen
16. Become: 1096 / Ginomai -- to come into being, to happen, to become
17. Stumbling: 4625 / Skandalon -- a stick for bait (of a trap), generally a snare, a stumbling block, an offense
18. Retribution: 468 / Antapodoma -- requital (from 467) 467 / Antapodidomi -- to give back as an equivalent, recompense (from 473 and 591) 473 / Anti -- over against, opposite, hence instead of, contrast, requital, substitution, correspondence and 591 / Apodidomi -- to give up, give back, return, restore (from 575 and 1325) 575 / Apo -- from, away from and 1325 / Didomi -- to give
19. Darkened: 4654 / Skotizo -- to darken (from 4655) 4655 / Skotos -- darkness
20. Bend: 4781 / Sugkampto -- to bend together (from 4862 and 2578) 4862 / Sun -- with, together with (expresses association with) and 2578 / Kampto -- to bend
1. Grace/Gracious: 5485 / Charis -- grace, kindness
2. Grace: 5485 / Charis -- grace, kindness
3. Spirit: 4151 / Pneuma -- wind, spirit, breath
4. Stupor: 2659 / Katanuxis -- stupefaction (from 2660) 2660 / Katanusso -- to prick violently (from 2596 and 3572) 2596 / Kata -- down, against, according to and 3572 / Nusso -- to pierce
5. Forever: 1223, 3956 / Dia -- through, on account of, because of and 3956 / Pas -- all, every
1. Longer: 3765 / Ouketi -- no longer, no more (from 3756 and 2089) 3756 / Ou, Ouk, Ouch -- not, no and 2089 / Eti -- still, yet
2. Rest: 3062 / Loipos -- the rest, the remaining (from 3007) 3007 / Leipo -- to leave, leave behind
3. Down: 2679 / Same as #4 above
Feel free to comment on what God reveals to you as you read His Word.
In Christ,
David
ESV
The Remnant of Israel
"I ask, then, has God rejected his people? By no means! For I myself am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, a member of the tribe of Benjamin. God has not rejected his people whom he foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says of Elijah, how he appeals to God against Israel? 'Lord, they have killed your prophets, they have demolished your altars, and I alone am left, and they seek my life.' But what is God's reply to him? 'I have kept for myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.' So too at the present time there is a remnant, chosen by grace. But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works; otherwise grace would no longer be grace. What then? Israel failed to obtain what it was seeking. The elect obtained it, but the rest were hardened, as it is written, 'God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that would not see and ears that would not hear, down to this very day.' And David says, 'Let their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution for them; let their eyes be darkened so that they cannot see, and bend their backs forever.'"
NASB
Israel Is Not Cast Away
"I say then, God has not rejected His people, has He? May it never be! For I too am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. God has not rejected His people whom He foreknew Or do you not know what the Scripture says in the passage about Elijah, how he pleads with God against Israel? 'Lord, THEY HAVE KILLED YOUR PROPHETS, THEY HAVE TORN DOWN YOUR ALTARS, AND I ALONE AM LEFT, AND THEY ARE SEEKING MY LIFE.' But what is the divine response to him? 'I HAVE KEPT for Myself SEVEN THOUSAND MEN WHO HAVE NOT BOWED THE KNEE TO BAAL.' In the same way then, there has also come to be at the present time a remnant according to God's gracious choice. But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works, otherwise grace is no longer grace. What then? What Israel is seeking, it has not obtained, but those who were chosen obtained it, and the rest were hardened; just as it is written, 'GOD GAVE THEM A SPIRIT OF STUPOR, EYES TO SEE NOT AND EARS TO HEAR NOT, DOWN TO THIS VERY DAY.' And David says, 'LET THEIR TABLE BECOME A SNARE AND A TRAP, AND A STUMBLING BLOCK AND A RETRIBUTION TO THEM. LET THEIR EYES BE DARKENED TO SEE NOT, AND BEND THEIR BACKS FOREVER.'"
Stephanus 1550 New Testament
1 λεγω ουν μη απωσατο ο θεος τον λαον αυτου μη γενοιτο και γαρ εγω ισραηλιτης ειμι εκ σπερματος αβρααμ φυλης βενιαμιν
2 ουκ απωσατο ο θεος τον λαον αυτου ον προεγνω η ουκ οιδατε εν ηλια τι λεγει η γραφη ως εντυγχανει τω θεω κατα του ισραηλ λεγων
3 κυριε τους προφητας σου απεκτειναν και τα θυσιαστηρια σου κατεσκαψαν καγω υπελειφθην μονος και ζητουσιν την ψυχην μου
4 αλλα τι λεγει αυτω ο χρηματισμος κατελιπον εμαυτω επτακισχιλιους ανδρας οιτινες ουκ εκαμψαν γονυ τη βααλ
5 ουτως ουν και εν τω νυν καιρω λειμμα κατ εκλογην χαριτος γεγονεν
6 ει δε χαριτι ουκετι εξ εργων επει η χαρις ουκετι γινεται χαρις ει δε εξ εργων ουκετι εστιν χαρις επει το εργον ουκετι εστιν εργον
7 τι ουν ο επιζητει ισραηλ τουτου ουκ επετυχεν η δε εκλογη επετυχεν οι δε λοιποι επωρωθησαν
8 καθως γεγραπται εδωκεν αυτοις ο θεος πνευμα κατανυξεως οφθαλμους του μη βλεπειν και ωτα του μη ακουειν εως της σημερον ημερας
9 και δαβιδ λεγει γενηθητω η τραπεζα αυτων εις παγιδα και εις θηραν και εις σκανδαλον και εις ανταποδομα αυτοις
10 σκοτισθητωσαν οι οφθαλμοι αυτων του μη βλεπειν και τον νωτον αυτων διαπαντος συγκαμψον
Key Words:
1. God: 2316 / Theos -- God, divinely, Lord
2. People: 2992 / Laos -- the people
3. Israelite: 2475a / Israelites -- an Israelite (from 2474) 2474 / Israel -- Israel, the name of the Jewish people and their land
4. Descendant: 4690 / Sperma -- that which is sown (from 4687) speiro -- to sow
5. Abraham: 11 / Abraam -- Abraham, the Heb patriarch
6. Tribe: 5443 / Phule -- a clan or tribe (from 5453) 5453 / Phuo -- to bring forth, produce
7. Benjamin: 958 / Beniamin -- Benjamin, one of the twelve Isr. tribes
8. Foreknew: 4267 / Proginosko -- to know beforehand (from 4253 and 1097) 4253 / Pro -- before and 1097 / Ginosko -- to come to know, recognize, perceive
9. Scripture: 1124 / Graphe -- a writing, scripture (from 1125) 1125 / Grapho -- to write
10. Elijah: 2243 / Elias -- Elijah, an Isr. prophet
11. Israel: 2474 / Israel -- Israel, the name of the Jewish people and their land
12. Lord: 2962 / Kurios -- from Kuros -- lord, master, owner
13. Killed: 615 / Apokteino -- to kill (from 575 and Kteino -- to kill) 575 / Apo -- from, away from
14. Prophets:4396 / Prophetes -- a prophet (an interpreter or forth-teller of the divine will) (from 4253 and 5346) 4253 / Pro -- before and 5346 / Phemi -- to declare, say
15. Altars: 2379 / Thusiasterion -- an altar (from a der. of 2378 and Terion -- suffex denoting place) 2378 / Thusia -- a sacrifice (from 2380) 2380 / Thuo -- to offer, sacrifice
16. Life: 5590 / Psuche -- breath, the soul
17. God's/Divine: 5538 / Chrematismos -- a divine response, an oracle (from 5537) 5537 / Chrematizo -- to transact business, to make answer (from 5536) 5536 / Chrema -- a thing that one uses or needs (from 5530) 5530 / Chraomai -- to use, make use of (akin to 5534) 5534 / Chre -- it is necessary, fitting
18. Men: 435 / Aner -- a man
19. Knee: 1119 / Gonu -- the knee
20. Baal: 896 / Baal -- a Canaanite deity
21. Present: 3568 / Nun -- now, the present
22. Time: 2540 / Kairos -- time, season
23. Remnant: 3005 / Leimma -- a remnant (from 3007) 3007 / Leipo -- to leave, leave behind
24. Basis: 1537 / Ek or Ex -- from, from out of
25. Works: 2041 / Ergon -- work (from Erdo -- to do)
26. Eyes: 3788 / Ophthalmos -- the eye
27. Ears: 3775 / Ous -- the ear
28. Day: 2250 / Hemera -- day
29. Table: 5132 / Trapeza -- a table, dinning table (from modified forms of 5064 and 3979) 5064 / Tessares -- four and 3979 / Patraloas -- (var. reading for 3970a) 3970a / Patroloas -- one who kills one's father (from 3962 and Aloiao -- to strike) 3962 / Pater -- a father
30. Snare: 3803 / Pagis -- a trap, snare (from 4078) 4078 / Pegnumi -- to make fast
31. Trap: 2339 / Thera -- a hunting, prey (from Ther -- a wild beast)
32. Block: 4625 / Skandalon -- a stick for bait (of a trap), generally a snare, a stumbling block, an offense
33. Backs: 3577 / Notos -- the back
1. Rejected: 683 / Apotheo -- to thrust away (from 575 and Otheo -- to thrust, push away) 575 / Apo -- from, away from
2. Know: 3609a / Oida -- to have seen or perceived, hence to know (from 1491a) 1491a / Eidon -- (used only in certain tenses, see 3708) 3708 / Horao -- to see, perceive, attend to
3. Appeals/Pleads: 1793 / Entugchano -- to chance upon, confer with, entreat (from 1722 and 5177) 1722 / En -- in, on, at, by, with and 5177 / Tugchano -- to hit, hit upon, meet, happen
4. Demolished/Torn: 2679 / Kataskapto -- to dig down (from 2596 and 4626) 2596 / Kata -- down, against, according to and 4626 / Skapto -- to dig
5. Reply/Response: 5538 / Chrmatismos -- a divine response, an oracle (from 5537) 5537 / Chrematizo -- to transact business, to make answer (from 5536) 5536 / Chrema -- a thing that one uses or needs (from 5530) 5530 / Chraomai -- to use, make use of (akin to 5534) 5534 / Chre -- it is necessary, fitting
6. Kept: 2641 / Kataleipo -- to leave, leave behind (from 2596 and 3007) 2596 / Kata -- down, against, according to and 3007 / Leipo -- to leave, leave behind
7. Bowed: 2578 / Kampto -- to bend
8. Chosen/Choice: 1589 / Ekloge -- a (divine) selection (from 1586) 1586 / Eklego -- (in the sense of pick up) to select (from 1537 and 3004) 1537 / Ek or Ex -- from, from out of and 3004 / Lego -- to say
9. Seeking: 2212 / Zeteo -- to seek
10. Obtain/Obtained: 2013 / Epitugchano -- to light upon, i.e. to appear (from 1909 and 5177) 1909 / Epi -- on, upon and 5177 / Tugchano -- to hit, hit upon, meet, happen
11. Elect/Chosen: 1589 / Same as #8 above
12. Hardened: 4456 / Poroo -- to petrify, i.e. to harden (from Poros -- a stone, a callous)
13. Gave: 1325 / Didomi -- to give
14. See: 991 / Blepo -- to look (at)
15. Hear: 191 / Akouo -- hearing; to hear, listen
16. Become: 1096 / Ginomai -- to come into being, to happen, to become
17. Stumbling: 4625 / Skandalon -- a stick for bait (of a trap), generally a snare, a stumbling block, an offense
18. Retribution: 468 / Antapodoma -- requital (from 467) 467 / Antapodidomi -- to give back as an equivalent, recompense (from 473 and 591) 473 / Anti -- over against, opposite, hence instead of, contrast, requital, substitution, correspondence and 591 / Apodidomi -- to give up, give back, return, restore (from 575 and 1325) 575 / Apo -- from, away from and 1325 / Didomi -- to give
19. Darkened: 4654 / Skotizo -- to darken (from 4655) 4655 / Skotos -- darkness
20. Bend: 4781 / Sugkampto -- to bend together (from 4862 and 2578) 4862 / Sun -- with, together with (expresses association with) and 2578 / Kampto -- to bend
1. Grace/Gracious: 5485 / Charis -- grace, kindness
2. Grace: 5485 / Charis -- grace, kindness
3. Spirit: 4151 / Pneuma -- wind, spirit, breath
4. Stupor: 2659 / Katanuxis -- stupefaction (from 2660) 2660 / Katanusso -- to prick violently (from 2596 and 3572) 2596 / Kata -- down, against, according to and 3572 / Nusso -- to pierce
5. Forever: 1223, 3956 / Dia -- through, on account of, because of and 3956 / Pas -- all, every
1. Longer: 3765 / Ouketi -- no longer, no more (from 3756 and 2089) 3756 / Ou, Ouk, Ouch -- not, no and 2089 / Eti -- still, yet
2. Rest: 3062 / Loipos -- the rest, the remaining (from 3007) 3007 / Leipo -- to leave, leave behind
3. Down: 2679 / Same as #4 above
Feel free to comment on what God reveals to you as you read His Word.
In Christ,
David
posted by Mark 1:17 at 10:53 AM
3 Comments:
The Long Version:
Romans 11:1-10
The Remnant of Israel/Israel is not Cast Away
1. I ask, then, has God rejected/thrust away his people? By no means! May it never be! For I myself am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, a member of the tribe of Benjamin.
2. God has not rejected/thrust away his people whom He foreknew. Do you not know/perceive what the Scripture says of Elijah, how he appeals/entreats/confers/pleads with God against Israel?
3. 'Lord/Master/Owner they have killed your prophets, they have demolished/torn down your altars/place to offer sacrifices, and I alone am left, and they seek my life/breath/soul.'
4. But what is God's reply to him? 'I have kept/left behind for myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.'
5. So too at the present time there is a remnant, chosen/divine selection by grace/unmerritted favor/unearned kindness.
6. But if it is by grace/unmerritted favor/unearned kindness, it is no longer/more on the basis of works; otherwise grace/unmerritted favor/unearned kindness would no longer be grace/unmerritted favor/unearned kindness.
7. What then? Israel failed to obtain what it was seeking. The elect/chosen/divine selection obtained it, but the rest/remaining were hardened/petrified/callous,
8. as it is written, 'God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that would not see and ears that would not hear/listen, down to this very day.'
9. And David says, 'Let their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution/requital/recompense/pay back for them;
10. let their eyes be darkened so that they cannot see, and bend their backs forever.'
My Comments:
1. Did God reject the people on whom He set His love?
Paul is evidence that God has not fully and finally removed His love. He is an Israelite!
2. Paul gave evidence that God hasn't in his day, and here gives evidence that back in the days of the Prophets God hadn't removed His love from His chosen people.
3.-4. 1 Kings 19:10-18
"He said, 'I have been very jealous for the LORD, the God of hosts. For the people of Israel have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword, and I, even I only, am left, and they seek my life, to take it away.' And he said, 'Go out and stand on the mount before the LORD.' And behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind tore the mountains and broke in pieces the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. And after the wind an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake. And after the earthquake a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire the sound of a low whisper. And when Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave. And behold, there came a voice to him and said, 'What are you doing here, Elijah?' He said, 'I have been very jealous for the LORD, the God of hosts. For the people of Israel have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword, and I, even I only, am left, and they seek my life, to take it away.' And the LORD said to him, 'Go, return on your way to the wilderness of Damascus. And when you arrive, you shall anoint Hazael to be king over Syria. And Jehu the son of Nimshi you shall anoint to be king over Israel, and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah you shall anoint to be prophet in your place. And the one who escapes from the sword of Hazael shall Jehu put to death, and the one who escapes from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha put to death. Yet I will leave seven thousand in Israel, all the knees that have not bowed to Baal, and every mouth that has not kissed him.'"
Paul is emphazizing that fact that God has chosen a few for Himself.
5. Here Paul brings it back and reafirms that God has done the same in His time. That even though the Israelites have rejected Christ as a nation, there are still those whom God has chosen to believe in Christ, Paul being the example here.
(This goes as well for our time!)
As a world, we have rejected Christ as God, but God has chosen a remnant to believe in His Son!
6. Here Paul very clearly contrasts a Grace based Faith with a Works based Faith. Faith has nothing to do with works of the law, there is nothing that we can do to earn the right to be called the Children of God!
7. Pauls conclusion: The nation of Israel failed to receive salvation by upholding the law. The elect of Israel (and now those that are outside of Israel, the rest of the World) has obtained salvation through Grace. And the rest of the Nation of Israel has been hardened against Christ.
8. Isaiah 29:10
"For the LORD has poured out upon you a spirit of deep sleep,
and has closed your eyes (the prophets), and covered your heads (the seers)."
Deutonomy 29:4
"But to this day the LORD has not given you a heart to understand or eyes to see or ears to hear."
Isaiah 43:8
"Bring out the people who are blind, yet have eyes, who are deaf, yet have ears!"
Jeremiah 5:21
"Hear this, O foolish and senseless people, who have eyes, but see not, who have ears, but hear not."
Ezekiel 12:2
"Son of man, you dwell in the midst of a rebellious house, who have eyes to see, but see not, who have ears to hear, but hear not, for they are a rebellious house."
9.-10. Psalm 69:22-23
"Let their own table before them become a snare; and when they are at peace, let it become a trap. Let their eyes be darkened, so that they cannot see, and make their loins tremble continually."
This is Total Depravity of the Human race.
They have eyes to see God, yet they do not see Him.
They also have ears to hear and obey, but they do not hear or obey God.
This is the process by which a nations heart is hardened. More and more people turn from God to serve themselves.
In Christ,
David
God Revealed
3 Anchoring Truths that we can hold onto when confusion comes!
Chapter 9 = Salvation is for all who call!
Chapter 10 = We have and must make a choice!
Chapter 11 = What about Israel?
Has God rejected Israel forever?
NO! He is calling out a believing Remnant. If people say, "I don't need you." God says, "Then Go." God hardens them in their choice!
Is God done with Israel?
NO! He will come to them again!!
1. The Faithful Love of God (1-16)
Faithful Covenent keeping! God always keeps His promises!
He will not abandon Israel.
God displays this to Israel as well as us! He doesn't change.
At times it may be less visible in your life, but His love does not diminish for you, ever!
2. The Sovergein Power of God (17-24)
God never surrenders His Sovergeinty to our choices!!!
He has the right to step in and move people and nations any way He wants! (Check out Daniel 4)
No matter what you face, there is nothing greater than God!!!
David and Goliath -- Who won? It was not David, it was God!!! This is not a story about "The little guy can win." The BIG GUY WON!!!!
Don't be Arrogent toward Israel! You also at one time rejected Christ! (Vs. 21-24) God is dealing Sovergienly with groups of people.
3. The Perfect Wisdom of God (24-36)
God has turned to the Gentiles for now, then He will (at Christ's return) redeem Israel. (Zach 12)
A great turning of Israel!
In Christ,
David
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