Romans 9:19-29
Romans 9:19-29
ESV
"You will say to me then, 'Why does he still find fault? For who can resist his will?' But who are you, O man, to answer back to God? Will what is molded say to its molder, 'Why have you made me like this?' Has the potter no right over the clay, to make out of the same lump one vessel for honored use and another for dishonorable use? What if God, desiring to show his wrath and to make known his power, has endured with much patience vessels of wrath prepared for destruction, in order to make known the riches of his glory for vessels of mercy, which he has prepared beforehand for glory--even us whom he has called, not from the Jews only but also from the Gentiles? As indeed he says in Hosea, 'Those who were not my people I will call "my people," and her who was not beloved I will call "beloved."' 'And in the very place where it was said to them, "You are not my people," there they will be called "sons of the living God."' And Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: 'Though the number of the sons of Israel be as the sand of the sea, only a remnant of them will be saved, for the Lord will carry out his sentence upon the earth fully and without delay.' And as Isaiah predicted, 'If the Lord of hosts had not left us offspring, we would have been like Sodom and become like Gomorrah.'"
NASB
"You will say to me then, 'Why does He still find fault? For who resists His will?' On the contrary, who are you, O man, who answers back to God? The thing molded will not say to the molder, 'Why did you make me like this,' will it? Or does not the potter have a right over the clay, to make from the same lump one vessel for honorable use and another for common use?What if God, although willing to demonstrate His wrath and to make His power known, endured with much patience vessels of wrath prepared for destruction? And He did so to make known the riches of His glory upon vessels of mercy, which He prepared beforehand for glory, even us, whom He also called, not from among Jews only, but also from among Gentiles. As He says also in Hosea, 'I WILL CALL THOSE WHO WERE NOT MY PEOPLE, "MY PEOPLE," AND HER WHO WAS NOT BELOVED, "BELOVED."' 'AND IT SHALL BE THAT IN THE PLACE WHERE IT WAS SAID TO THEM, "YOU ARE NOT MY PEOPLE," THERE THEY SHALL BE CALLED SONS OF THE LIVING GOD.' Isaiah cries out concerning Israel, 'THOUGH THE NUMBER OF THE SONS OF ISRAEL BE LIKE THE SAND OF THE SEA, IT IS THE REMNANT THAT WILL BE SAVED; FOR THE LORD WILL EXECUTE HIS WORD ON THE EARTH, THOROUGHLY AND QUICKLY.' And just as Isaiah foretold, 'UNLESS THE LORD OF SABAOTH HAD LEFT TO US A POSTERITY, WE WOULD HAVE BECOME LIKE SODOM, AND WOULD HAVE RESEMBLED GOMORRAH.'"
Stephanus 1550 New Testament
19 ερεις ουν μοι τι ετι μεμφεται τω γαρ βουληματι αυτου τις ανθεστηκεν
20 μενουνγε ω ανθρωπε συ τις ει ο ανταποκρινομενος τω θεω μη ερει το πλασμα τω πλασαντι τι με εποιησας ουτως
21 η ουκ εχει εξουσιαν ο κεραμευς του πηλου εκ του αυτου φυραματος ποιησαι ο μεν εις τιμην σκευος ο δε εις ατιμιαν
22 ει δε θελων ο θεος ενδειξασθαι την οργην και γνωρισαι το δυνατον αυτου ηνεγκεν εν πολλη μακροθυμια σκευη οργης κατηρτισμενα εις απωλειαν
23 και ινα γνωριση τον πλουτον της δοξης αυτου επι σκευη ελεους α προητοιμασεν εις δοξαν
24 ους και εκαλεσεν ημας ου μονον εξ ιουδαιων αλλα και εξ εθνων
25 ως και εν τω ωσηε λεγει καλεσω τον ου λαον μου λαον μου και την ουκ ηγαπημενην ηγαπημενην
26 και εσται εν τω τοπω ου ερρηθη αυτοις ου λαος μου υμεις εκει κληθησονται υιοι θεου ζωντος
27 ησαιας δε κραζει υπερ του ισραηλ εαν η ο αριθμος των υιων ισραηλ ως η αμμος της θαλασσης το καταλειμμα σωθησεται
28 λογον γαρ συντελων και συντεμνων εν δικαιοσυνη οτι λογον συντετμημενον ποιησει κυριος επι της γης
29 και καθως προειρηκεν ησαιας ει μη κυριος σαβαωθ εγκατελιπεν ημιν σπερμα ως σοδομα αν εγενηθημεν και ως γομορρα αν ωμοιωθημεν
Key Words:
1. Fault: 3201 / Memphomai -- to blame, find fault
2. God: 2316 / Theos -- God, a god
3. Molded: 4110 / Plasma -- that which is molded (from 4111) 4111 / Plasso -- to form
4. Molder: 4111 / Plasso -- to form
5. Potter: 2763 / Kerameus -- a potter (from 2767) 2767 / Kerannumi -- to mix (from Kerao -- to mix)
6. Right: 1849 / Exousia -- power to act, authority (from 1832) 1832 / Exesti -- it is permitted, lawful (from 1537 and 1510) 1537 / Ek or Ex -- from, from out of and 1510 / Eimi -- I exist, I am
7. Vessel: 4632 / Skeuos -- a vessel, implement, goods
8. Wrath: 3709 / Orge -- impulse, wrath
9. Power: 1415 / Dunatos -- strong, mighty, powerful (from 1410) 1410 / Dunamai -- to be able, to have power
10. Vessels: 4632 / Same as #7 above
11. Destruction: 684 / Apoleia -- destruction, loss (from 622) 622 / Apollumi -- to destroy, destroy utterly (from 575 and 3639) 575 / Apo -- from, away from and 3639 / Olethros -- destruction, death (from Ollumi -- to destroy)
12. Riches: 4149 / Ploutos -- to flow, abound, wealth (from 4126) 4126 / Pleo -- to sail
13. Called: 2564 / Kaleo -- to call
14. Jews: 2453 / Ioudaios -- Jewish, a Jew, Judea (from 2455) 2455 / Ioudas -- Judah, Judas (name of several Isr., also one of the twelve tribes of Isr., also the Southern kingdom)
15. Gentiles: 1484 / Ethnos -- a race, a nation, the nations (distinct from Israel)
16. Hosea: 5617 / Hosee -- Hosea, an Isr. prophet
17. Call: 2564 / Same as #13 above
18. People: 2992 / Laos -- the people
19. Sons: 5207 / Huios -- a son
20. Isaiah: 2268 / Esaias -- Isaiah, an Isr. prophet
21. Israel: 2474 / Israel -- Israel, the name of the Jewish people and their land
22. Number: 706 / Arithmos -- a number
23. Israel: 2274 / Hettaomai -- to be inferior (from the same as 2269b) 2269b / Hesson -- inferior, less (from Eka -- slightly, a little)
24. Remnant: 5275a / Hupoleimma -- a remnant (from 5259 and 3005) 5259 / Hupo -- by, under and 3005 / Leimma -- a remnant (from 3007) 3007 / Leipo -- to leave, leave behind
25. Saved: 4982 / Sozo -- to save (from Sos -- safe, well)
26. Lord: 2962 / Kurios -- from Kuros -- lord, master, owner
27. Sentence/Word: 3056 / Logos -- a word (as embodying an idea), a statement, a speech (from 3004) 3004 / Lego -- to say
28. Earth: 1093 / Ge -- the earth, land
29. Hosts/Sabaoth: 4519 / Sabaoth -- armies (from Hebrew 6635) 6635Tsaba -- army, war, warfare (from 6633) 6633 / Tsaba -- to wage war, serve
30. Offspring/Posterity: 4690 / Sperma -- that which is sown, seed (from 4687) 4687 / Speiro -- to sow
31. Sodom: 4670 / Sodoma -- Sodom, an unidentified city in the Jordan Valley
32. Gomorrah: 1116 / Gomorra -- Gomorrah, one of the cities near the Dead Sea
1. Resist/Resists: 436 / Anthistemi -- to set against, withstand (from 473 and 2476) 473 / Anti -- over, against, opposite, instead of and 2476 / Histemi -- to make to stand, to stand
2. Answer/Answers: 470 / Antapokrinomai -- to answer again (from 473 and 611) 473 / Anti -- over, against, opposite, instead of and 611 / Apokrinomai -- to answer (from 575 and 2919) 575 / Apo -- from, away from and 2919 / Krino -- to judge, decide
3. Made/Make: 1107 / Gnorizo -- to come to know, to make known (from 1097) 1097 / Ginosko -- to come to know, recognize, perceive
4. Desiring/Willing: 2309 / Thelo -- to will, wish
5. Show/Demonstrate: 1731 / Endeiknumi -- to indicate (by word or act), to prove (from 1722 and 1166) 1722 / En -- in, on, at, by, with and 1166 / Deiknumi -- to show
6. Known: 1107 / Same as #3 above
7. Endured: 5342 / Phero -- to bear, carry, bring forth
8. Prepared: 2675 / Katartizo -- to complete, prepare (from Artizo -- to get ready, prepare)
9. Prepared: 4282 / Proetoimazo -- to prepare before (from 4253 and 2064) 4253 / Pro -- before and 2064 / Erchomai -- to come, go
10. Cries: 2896 / Krazo -- to scream, cry out
11. Carry/Execute: 4160 / Poieo -- to make, do
12. Left: 1459 / Egkataleipo -- to leave behind (in a good sense) let remain over or (in a bad sense) desert (from 1722 and 2641) 1722 / En -- in, on, at, by, with and 2641 / Kataleipo -- to leave, leave behind (from 2596 and 3007) 2596 / Kata -- down, against, according to and 3007 / Leipo -- to leave, leave behind
13. Been/Become: 1096 / Ginomai -- to come into being, to happen, to become
14. Become/Resembled: 3666 / Homoioo -- to make like (from 3664) 3664 / Homoios -- like, resembling, the same as (from 3674) 3674 / Homou -- together (from Homos -- the same)
1. Will: 1013 / Boulema -- purpose, will (from 1014) 1014 / Boulomai -- to will
2. Honored/Honorable: 5092 / Time -- a valuing, a price (akin to Tio -- to value, honor)
3. Dishonorable/Common: 819 / Atimia -- dishonor (from 820) 820 / Atimos -- without honor, dishonored (from Alpha -- first and 5092) 5092 / Time -- a valuing, a price (akin to Tio -- to value, honor)
4. Patience: 3115 / Makrothumia -- patience, long-suffering (from 3117 and 2372) 3117 / Makros -- long, far distant and 2372 / Thumos -- passion (from same as 2366) 2366 / Thuella -- a whirlwind (from Thuo -- to rage, seethe)
5. Glory: 1391 / Doxa -- opinion (always good in N.T.), hence praise, honor, glory (from 1380) 1380 / Dokeo -- to have an opinion, to seem (from Dokos -- opinion)
6. Mercy: 1656 / Eleos -- mercy, pity, compassion
7. Beloved: 25 / Agapao -- to love
8. Living: 2198 / Zao -- to live
9. Fully/Thoroughly: 4931 / Sunteleo -- to complete, accomplish (from 4862 and 5055) 4862 / Sun -- with, together with (expresses association with) and 5055 / Teleo -- to bring to an end, complete, fulfill (from 5056) 5056 / Telos -- an end, a toll
10. Delay/Quickly: 4932 / Suntemno -- to cut in pieces (from 4862 and 5114) 4862 / Sun -- with, together with (expresses association with) and 5114) 5114 / Tomos -- sharp (from Temno -- to cut)
1. Over: ???
2. Beforehand: 4282 / Same as #9 above
3. Concerning: 5228 / Huper -- over, beyond, on behalf of, for the sake of, concerning
4. Predicted/Foretold: 4275b / Proeipon -- to say before (from 4253 and 1513a) Pro -- before and 1513a / Eipon -- see 3004 / Lego -- to say
Feel free to comment on what God reveals to you as you read His Word.
In Christ,
David
ESV
"You will say to me then, 'Why does he still find fault? For who can resist his will?' But who are you, O man, to answer back to God? Will what is molded say to its molder, 'Why have you made me like this?' Has the potter no right over the clay, to make out of the same lump one vessel for honored use and another for dishonorable use? What if God, desiring to show his wrath and to make known his power, has endured with much patience vessels of wrath prepared for destruction, in order to make known the riches of his glory for vessels of mercy, which he has prepared beforehand for glory--even us whom he has called, not from the Jews only but also from the Gentiles? As indeed he says in Hosea, 'Those who were not my people I will call "my people," and her who was not beloved I will call "beloved."' 'And in the very place where it was said to them, "You are not my people," there they will be called "sons of the living God."' And Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: 'Though the number of the sons of Israel be as the sand of the sea, only a remnant of them will be saved, for the Lord will carry out his sentence upon the earth fully and without delay.' And as Isaiah predicted, 'If the Lord of hosts had not left us offspring, we would have been like Sodom and become like Gomorrah.'"
NASB
"You will say to me then, 'Why does He still find fault? For who resists His will?' On the contrary, who are you, O man, who answers back to God? The thing molded will not say to the molder, 'Why did you make me like this,' will it? Or does not the potter have a right over the clay, to make from the same lump one vessel for honorable use and another for common use?What if God, although willing to demonstrate His wrath and to make His power known, endured with much patience vessels of wrath prepared for destruction? And He did so to make known the riches of His glory upon vessels of mercy, which He prepared beforehand for glory, even us, whom He also called, not from among Jews only, but also from among Gentiles. As He says also in Hosea, 'I WILL CALL THOSE WHO WERE NOT MY PEOPLE, "MY PEOPLE," AND HER WHO WAS NOT BELOVED, "BELOVED."' 'AND IT SHALL BE THAT IN THE PLACE WHERE IT WAS SAID TO THEM, "YOU ARE NOT MY PEOPLE," THERE THEY SHALL BE CALLED SONS OF THE LIVING GOD.' Isaiah cries out concerning Israel, 'THOUGH THE NUMBER OF THE SONS OF ISRAEL BE LIKE THE SAND OF THE SEA, IT IS THE REMNANT THAT WILL BE SAVED; FOR THE LORD WILL EXECUTE HIS WORD ON THE EARTH, THOROUGHLY AND QUICKLY.' And just as Isaiah foretold, 'UNLESS THE LORD OF SABAOTH HAD LEFT TO US A POSTERITY, WE WOULD HAVE BECOME LIKE SODOM, AND WOULD HAVE RESEMBLED GOMORRAH.'"
Stephanus 1550 New Testament
19 ερεις ουν μοι τι ετι μεμφεται τω γαρ βουληματι αυτου τις ανθεστηκεν
20 μενουνγε ω ανθρωπε συ τις ει ο ανταποκρινομενος τω θεω μη ερει το πλασμα τω πλασαντι τι με εποιησας ουτως
21 η ουκ εχει εξουσιαν ο κεραμευς του πηλου εκ του αυτου φυραματος ποιησαι ο μεν εις τιμην σκευος ο δε εις ατιμιαν
22 ει δε θελων ο θεος ενδειξασθαι την οργην και γνωρισαι το δυνατον αυτου ηνεγκεν εν πολλη μακροθυμια σκευη οργης κατηρτισμενα εις απωλειαν
23 και ινα γνωριση τον πλουτον της δοξης αυτου επι σκευη ελεους α προητοιμασεν εις δοξαν
24 ους και εκαλεσεν ημας ου μονον εξ ιουδαιων αλλα και εξ εθνων
25 ως και εν τω ωσηε λεγει καλεσω τον ου λαον μου λαον μου και την ουκ ηγαπημενην ηγαπημενην
26 και εσται εν τω τοπω ου ερρηθη αυτοις ου λαος μου υμεις εκει κληθησονται υιοι θεου ζωντος
27 ησαιας δε κραζει υπερ του ισραηλ εαν η ο αριθμος των υιων ισραηλ ως η αμμος της θαλασσης το καταλειμμα σωθησεται
28 λογον γαρ συντελων και συντεμνων εν δικαιοσυνη οτι λογον συντετμημενον ποιησει κυριος επι της γης
29 και καθως προειρηκεν ησαιας ει μη κυριος σαβαωθ εγκατελιπεν ημιν σπερμα ως σοδομα αν εγενηθημεν και ως γομορρα αν ωμοιωθημεν
Key Words:
1. Fault: 3201 / Memphomai -- to blame, find fault
2. God: 2316 / Theos -- God, a god
3. Molded: 4110 / Plasma -- that which is molded (from 4111) 4111 / Plasso -- to form
4. Molder: 4111 / Plasso -- to form
5. Potter: 2763 / Kerameus -- a potter (from 2767) 2767 / Kerannumi -- to mix (from Kerao -- to mix)
6. Right: 1849 / Exousia -- power to act, authority (from 1832) 1832 / Exesti -- it is permitted, lawful (from 1537 and 1510) 1537 / Ek or Ex -- from, from out of and 1510 / Eimi -- I exist, I am
7. Vessel: 4632 / Skeuos -- a vessel, implement, goods
8. Wrath: 3709 / Orge -- impulse, wrath
9. Power: 1415 / Dunatos -- strong, mighty, powerful (from 1410) 1410 / Dunamai -- to be able, to have power
10. Vessels: 4632 / Same as #7 above
11. Destruction: 684 / Apoleia -- destruction, loss (from 622) 622 / Apollumi -- to destroy, destroy utterly (from 575 and 3639) 575 / Apo -- from, away from and 3639 / Olethros -- destruction, death (from Ollumi -- to destroy)
12. Riches: 4149 / Ploutos -- to flow, abound, wealth (from 4126) 4126 / Pleo -- to sail
13. Called: 2564 / Kaleo -- to call
14. Jews: 2453 / Ioudaios -- Jewish, a Jew, Judea (from 2455) 2455 / Ioudas -- Judah, Judas (name of several Isr., also one of the twelve tribes of Isr., also the Southern kingdom)
15. Gentiles: 1484 / Ethnos -- a race, a nation, the nations (distinct from Israel)
16. Hosea: 5617 / Hosee -- Hosea, an Isr. prophet
17. Call: 2564 / Same as #13 above
18. People: 2992 / Laos -- the people
19. Sons: 5207 / Huios -- a son
20. Isaiah: 2268 / Esaias -- Isaiah, an Isr. prophet
21. Israel: 2474 / Israel -- Israel, the name of the Jewish people and their land
22. Number: 706 / Arithmos -- a number
23. Israel: 2274 / Hettaomai -- to be inferior (from the same as 2269b) 2269b / Hesson -- inferior, less (from Eka -- slightly, a little)
24. Remnant: 5275a / Hupoleimma -- a remnant (from 5259 and 3005) 5259 / Hupo -- by, under and 3005 / Leimma -- a remnant (from 3007) 3007 / Leipo -- to leave, leave behind
25. Saved: 4982 / Sozo -- to save (from Sos -- safe, well)
26. Lord: 2962 / Kurios -- from Kuros -- lord, master, owner
27. Sentence/Word: 3056 / Logos -- a word (as embodying an idea), a statement, a speech (from 3004) 3004 / Lego -- to say
28. Earth: 1093 / Ge -- the earth, land
29. Hosts/Sabaoth: 4519 / Sabaoth -- armies (from Hebrew 6635) 6635Tsaba -- army, war, warfare (from 6633) 6633 / Tsaba -- to wage war, serve
30. Offspring/Posterity: 4690 / Sperma -- that which is sown, seed (from 4687) 4687 / Speiro -- to sow
31. Sodom: 4670 / Sodoma -- Sodom, an unidentified city in the Jordan Valley
32. Gomorrah: 1116 / Gomorra -- Gomorrah, one of the cities near the Dead Sea
1. Resist/Resists: 436 / Anthistemi -- to set against, withstand (from 473 and 2476) 473 / Anti -- over, against, opposite, instead of and 2476 / Histemi -- to make to stand, to stand
2. Answer/Answers: 470 / Antapokrinomai -- to answer again (from 473 and 611) 473 / Anti -- over, against, opposite, instead of and 611 / Apokrinomai -- to answer (from 575 and 2919) 575 / Apo -- from, away from and 2919 / Krino -- to judge, decide
3. Made/Make: 1107 / Gnorizo -- to come to know, to make known (from 1097) 1097 / Ginosko -- to come to know, recognize, perceive
4. Desiring/Willing: 2309 / Thelo -- to will, wish
5. Show/Demonstrate: 1731 / Endeiknumi -- to indicate (by word or act), to prove (from 1722 and 1166) 1722 / En -- in, on, at, by, with and 1166 / Deiknumi -- to show
6. Known: 1107 / Same as #3 above
7. Endured: 5342 / Phero -- to bear, carry, bring forth
8. Prepared: 2675 / Katartizo -- to complete, prepare (from Artizo -- to get ready, prepare)
9. Prepared: 4282 / Proetoimazo -- to prepare before (from 4253 and 2064) 4253 / Pro -- before and 2064 / Erchomai -- to come, go
10. Cries: 2896 / Krazo -- to scream, cry out
11. Carry/Execute: 4160 / Poieo -- to make, do
12. Left: 1459 / Egkataleipo -- to leave behind (in a good sense) let remain over or (in a bad sense) desert (from 1722 and 2641) 1722 / En -- in, on, at, by, with and 2641 / Kataleipo -- to leave, leave behind (from 2596 and 3007) 2596 / Kata -- down, against, according to and 3007 / Leipo -- to leave, leave behind
13. Been/Become: 1096 / Ginomai -- to come into being, to happen, to become
14. Become/Resembled: 3666 / Homoioo -- to make like (from 3664) 3664 / Homoios -- like, resembling, the same as (from 3674) 3674 / Homou -- together (from Homos -- the same)
1. Will: 1013 / Boulema -- purpose, will (from 1014) 1014 / Boulomai -- to will
2. Honored/Honorable: 5092 / Time -- a valuing, a price (akin to Tio -- to value, honor)
3. Dishonorable/Common: 819 / Atimia -- dishonor (from 820) 820 / Atimos -- without honor, dishonored (from Alpha -- first and 5092) 5092 / Time -- a valuing, a price (akin to Tio -- to value, honor)
4. Patience: 3115 / Makrothumia -- patience, long-suffering (from 3117 and 2372) 3117 / Makros -- long, far distant and 2372 / Thumos -- passion (from same as 2366) 2366 / Thuella -- a whirlwind (from Thuo -- to rage, seethe)
5. Glory: 1391 / Doxa -- opinion (always good in N.T.), hence praise, honor, glory (from 1380) 1380 / Dokeo -- to have an opinion, to seem (from Dokos -- opinion)
6. Mercy: 1656 / Eleos -- mercy, pity, compassion
7. Beloved: 25 / Agapao -- to love
8. Living: 2198 / Zao -- to live
9. Fully/Thoroughly: 4931 / Sunteleo -- to complete, accomplish (from 4862 and 5055) 4862 / Sun -- with, together with (expresses association with) and 5055 / Teleo -- to bring to an end, complete, fulfill (from 5056) 5056 / Telos -- an end, a toll
10. Delay/Quickly: 4932 / Suntemno -- to cut in pieces (from 4862 and 5114) 4862 / Sun -- with, together with (expresses association with) and 5114) 5114 / Tomos -- sharp (from Temno -- to cut)
1. Over: ???
2. Beforehand: 4282 / Same as #9 above
3. Concerning: 5228 / Huper -- over, beyond, on behalf of, for the sake of, concerning
4. Predicted/Foretold: 4275b / Proeipon -- to say before (from 4253 and 1513a) Pro -- before and 1513a / Eipon -- see 3004 / Lego -- to say
Feel free to comment on what God reveals to you as you read His Word.
In Christ,
David
posted by Mark 1:17 at 9:16 AM
2 Comments:
The Long Version:
Romans 9:19-29
19. You will say to me them, 'Why does He (God) still find fault/blame? For who can resist/withstand His will/purpose?'
20. But who are you, O man, to answer back to/judge/question God? Will what is molded say to its molder, 'Why have you made me like this?'
21. Has the potter no right/power to act/authority over the clay, to make out of the same lump one vessel for honored use and another for dishonorable use?
22. What if God, desiring/wishing to show/indicate/demonstrate/prove His wrath and to make known His power/strength/might, has endured/beared/carried with much patience/long-suffering vessels of wrath prepared/completed for destruction,
23. in order to make known the riches/abundance of His glory/praise/honor for vessels of mercy/pity/compassion, which He has prepared/completed beforehand for glory/praise/honor,
24. even us whom He has called, not from the Jews only but also from the Gentiles?
25. As indeed He says in Hosea, 'Those who were not my people I will call "My people," and her who was not my beloved I will call "beloved."'
26. 'And in the very place where it was said to them, "You are not my people," there they will be called "sons of the living God."
27. And Isaiah cries/shouts out concerning Israel: 'Though the number of the sons of Israel be as the sand of the sea, only a remnant of them will be saved,
28. for the Lord/master/owner will carry out/execute/do His sentence/word/what He has said upon the earth fully/completely and without delay/quickly.'
29. And as Isaiah predicted/foretold/said before, 'If the Lord/master/owner of the hosts/Sabaoth/armies had not left us offspring, we would have been like Sodom and become like Gomorrah.'
My Comments:
19. Do we all do this? God if you knew I was going to do this how can you blame me for it...or something like that?
Paul answers the question...
20. Who are we to question God? We don't have the right to question our creator.
21. God has every right to do with us what He wants!
22. And if God wants to show us His power by having some who are doomed to Hell, and patiently waiting for the appointed time to detroy them...
23. so that His mercy can be shown to a few chosen for Glory...
24. this includes a few Jewish and Gentiles peoples....it is no longer only for Israel.
25. This was prophsied by Hosea.
26. More of the prophesy.
27. And in Isaiah.
28. More of Isaiah's prophesy.
29. And another prophesy by Isaiah, compairing the coming distruction to that of Sodom and Gomorrah....completely and utterly destroyed!
In Christ,
David
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