“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.” -Romans 11:1 Since God has called the Gentiles to himself after such prolonged patience with Israel’s disobedience (All day long I have held out my hands) is […]
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Those Who Did not Ask For God
“But I ask, did Israel not understand? First Moses says, “I will make you jealous of those who are not a nation; with a foolish nation I will make you angry.” Then Isaiah is so bold as to say, “I have been found by those who did not seek me; I have shown myself to […]
Ignorance is Not the Problem
“But I ask, have they not heard? Indeed they have, for “Their voice has gone out to all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world.”” -Romans 10:18 From verses 18-21, Paul again addresses a rhetorical interlocutor to answer what he anticipates will be the salient questions as to why Israel does […]
The Efficacy of Preaching
“So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.” -Romans 10:17 Here Paul returns to the line of logic and concludes with “So…” The word so is translated from the Greek proposition εἰς which has a wide spectrum of meaning and usually indicates “a marker of intent, often with the implication of […]
They Have Not All Obeyed the Gospel
“But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed what he has heard from us?”” -Romans 10:16 Here Paul briefly interrupts his line of reasoning (which will resume in verse 17) in order to address what he anticipates will be an argument about the faith always following the word. […]
A Beautiful Work
“And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!”” -Romans 10:15 Here Paul ends his rhetorical ascent with appears to be a plug for his own commission as a minister of the gospel, backed by the testimony of […]
Preaching Precedes Praying
“How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching?” -Romans 10:14 At this point, let us remember that at the root Paul’s entire line of argument beginning from […]
Same Lord of All
“For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, bestowing his riches on all who call on him. For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”” -Romans 10:12–13 Paul assures his audience that wherever faith is found, regardless of race, ethnicity, or […]
Everyone Who Believes
“For the Scripture says, “Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame.”” -Romans 10:11 Like the sound theologian and rhetorician that he is, Paul now appeals to Scripture to support his claim that if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him […]
Confess With Your Mouth and Believe in Your Heart
“because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.” -Romans 10:9–10 Continuing to draw from Moses as recorded in […]