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Verse Romans 11:16. _FOR IF THE FIRST FRUIT_ BE _HOLY_] As the
consecrating the first fruits to God was the means of drawing down his
blessing upon the rest, so the conversion of Abraham to the true...
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FOR IF THE FIRST-FRUIT BE HOLY - The word “first-fruit”
ἀπαρχή aparchē used here denotes the firstling of fruit or
grain which was separated from the mass and presented as an offering
to God. The J...
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ISRAEL'S RESTORATION.
CHAPTER 11
(“The Jewish Question”, by A. C. G., gives a complete exposition
of this great chapter.)
_ 1. God Hath not Cast Away His People. (Romans 11:1 .)_
2. Israel's Apost...
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THE INGRAFTING OF THE GENTILES. From Romans 9:1 onwards, Paul has
written as a Jew to Jews; here he turns to the other half of the
Church (see Introd. § 3).
ROMANS 11:13. But to you Gentiles I say. P...
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THE CALLUS ON THE HEART (Romans 11:1-12)...
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Now I speak to you Gentiles. You well know that in so far as I am the
apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my office, for somehow I want to
find a way to move my own flesh and blood to envy of the Genti...
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FIRSTFRUIT. See Romans 8:23.
LUMP. See Romans 9:21.
IS ALSO. also _is_.
SO, &C. = the branches also are....
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_For_ Lit., and much better, BUT, or NOW. The word marks transition to
a new fact in connexion with the "receiving" of Israel; the fact of
the peculiar position of Jews with regard to the Divine Promi...
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The relative positions of Jews and Gentiles, which have just been
described in brief, are now elaborated, to show that they both Stand
or fall on the same principle, of GOD’s grace and man’s faith;
ba...
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E. Romans 9:1 to Romans 11:36. THE REJECTION OF THE GOSPEL BY ISRAEL
The theme of Romans 1:16-17 has been worked out; it has been shown
that the Gospel is a power of GOD unto salvation for them that
b...
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ΕἸ ΔῈ Ἡ�, Κ.Τ.Λ. The metaphor is from Numbers 15:20-21.
ἁγία in both clauses is used in its technical sense of
consecrated to GOD’s use, without immediate reference to the
character of the thing or pe...
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ΆΠΑΡΧΉ (G536) первый плод (_см._ Romans 8:23).
ΦΎΡΑΜΑ (G5445) масса, ком. О
раввинистической практике,
основанной на Numbers 15:18f; _см._ SB, 4:665f.
ΡΊΖΑ (G4491) корень,...
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FOR IF THE FIRST-FRUIT BE HOLY, &C.— _Now if,_ &c. The Apostle makes
use of these allusions to shew that the patriarchs, the _root_ of the
Jewish nation, being accepted by God, and the few Jewish conv...
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_TEXT_
Romans 11:11-24. I say then, Did they stumble that they might fall?
God forbid: but by their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, to
provoke them to jealousy. Romans 11:12 Now if their fal...
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For if the firstfruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root
be holy, so are the branches.
FOR ('BUT') IF THE FIRST-FRUIT BE HOLY, THE LUMP IS ALSO [HOLY]; AND
IF THE ROOF BE HOLY, SO [ARE...
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Justification-National
18 The proclamation of the gospel of the kingdom, beginning in
Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, spread to the limits of the
land (Act_1:8), and reached beyond it to...
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ISRAEL'S REJECTION NOT FINAL. A WARNING TO THE GENTILES
In this chapter St. Paul brings to an end his great exposition of
God's dealings with the Jews. He has shown in Romans 9 that God is
free to cho...
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ST. Paul now addresses the Gentiles. They should hope for the
restoration of Israel, because of the blessing it will bring the
world, and because Israel still bears God's name (Romans 11:13). They
sho...
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FIRSTFRUIT] metaphor from Numbers 15:19. The 'firstfruit' and 'root'
represent the patriarchs: cp. Romans 11:28; Romans 9:5. HOLY] i.e.
separated as God's people for His purposes. No reference to the...
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PAUL’S LETTER TO THE *ROMANS
ROMANS
_HILDA BRIGHT AND KEITH SIMONS_
CHAPTER 11
GOD’S PLAN FOR *ISRAEL’S FUTURE 11:1-32
THE RESULTS OF THE *JEWS’ FAILURE TO OBEY GOD 11:1-12
V1 So, I tell you th...
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(13-16) In this I am speaking to you Gentiles. It is you who will
benefit by the restoration of the Jews. And this is the real reason
why, as Apostle of the Gentiles, I make the most of my office. I d...
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(11-24) In this section the Apostle goes on to consider further the
bearings of the rejection, and here, first (Romans 11:11), he
considers the more hopeful side of it as regards the Jews themselves;...
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And we have the strongest reason for believing in this reconversion of
the Jews. Their forefathers were the first recipients of the promise,
and what they were it is only natural to hope that their de...
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CHAPTER 23
ISRAEL'S FALL OVERRULED, FOR THE WORLD'S BLESSING, AND FOR ISRAEL'S
MERCY
Romans 11:11
THE Apostle has been led a few steps backwards in the last previous
verses. His face has been turned...
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OTHERS GRAFTED IN BY FAITH
Romans 11:13
Paul never abandoned the hope that ultimately Israel would come back
to God in Christ. He believed that God's promises pointed in that
direction, and that, tho...
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This discussion now gives rise to a new question, "Did God cast off
His people?" They were created a nation in order that through them all
the nations should be blessed. Failing to realize the divine...
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(9) For if the (o) firstfruit [be] holy, the lump [is] also [holy]:
and if the root (p) [be] holy, so [are] the branches.
(9) The nation of the Jews being considered in their head and root,
that is, i...
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If the first-fruit (see the Greek word) be holy, so also is the mass;
so also the rest, the product that follows. He alludes to the offering
made by the law of the first-fruit, which was to acknowled...
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I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but
rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to
provoke them to jealousy. (12) Now if the fall of them be th...
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The circumstances under which the epistle to the Romans was written
gave occasion to the most thorough and comprehensive unfolding, not of
the church, but of Christianity. No apostle had ever yet visi...
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16._For if the first-fruits, etc. _By comparing the worthiness of the
Jews and of the Gentiles, he now takes away pride from the one and
pacifies the other, as far as he could; for he shows that the
G...
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Hereupon the question is immediately raised, has God then rejected His
people? To this Chapter 11 is the answer. The apostle gives three
proofs that it is by no means the case. Firstly, he is himself...
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FOR IF THE FIRSTFRUIT BE HOLY,.... Some by "the firstfruit" and "root"
understand Christ, who is sometimes called, "the firstfruits of them
that slept", 1 Corinthians 15:20, and "the root of Jesse and...
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For if the firstfruit _be_ holy, the lump _is_ also _holy_ : and if
the root _be_ holy, so _are_ the branches.
Ver. 16. _If the firstfruit be holy_] Not with a natural, but a
federal holiness, as 1 C...
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And their conversion will surely be effected, _For if the first-
fruit_ of them, the patriarchs, _be holy_ He alludes to the waved
sheaf, which was said to be _holy_, because it was accepted of God, i...
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THE FIRST - FRUIT; the cake made from the first dough of the new
harvest, which the Israelites were required to offer to the Lord,
before they ate of it. See Numbers 15:20.
BE HOLY; consecrated to Go...
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A warning to the Gentile Christians:...
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FOR IF THE FIRST-FRUIT BE HOLY, THE LUMP IS ALSO HOLY; AND IF THE ROOT
BE HOLY, SO ARE THE BRANCHES....
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ISRAEL YET TO BE RESTORED
We have seen in Romans 9:1 that there is an election according to the
grace of God in Israel: in Romans 10:1 this is shown to be on the
basis of faith in contrast to law: now...
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I am talking to Gentiles - because I am the apostle to the Gentiles. I
am filling my appointed office.
14 If I can provoke some Jews into returning to God and being saved
(they are my kinsmen in the...
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AND IF THE FIRSTFRUIT IS HOLY, SO IS THE LUMP: AND IF THE ROOT IS
HOLY, SO ARE THE BRANCHES. "FIRSTFRUIT" -'if the first piece of dough
be holy, the lump is also' (NASV); 'so is the whole mass' (TCNT)...
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11-21 The gospel is the greatest riches of every place where it is.
As therefore the righteous rejection of the unbelieving Jews, was the
occasion of so large a multitude of the Gentiles being reconc...
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Here is another argument to prove the Jews are not finally rejected,
because of the covenant made with their fathers. IF THE FIRST-FRUIT BE
HOLY: some make a difference between _the first-fruit, _ and...
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And if the firstfruit is holy, so is the lump: and if the root is
holy, so are the branches. [Another parallelism. The apostle
demonstrates the same truth, first, from the standpoint of the law of
God...
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Irenaeus Against Heresies Book I
And that the Saviour received first-fruits of those whom He was to
save, Paul declared when he said, "And if the first-fruits be holy,
the lump is also holy,"[111]
S...
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Romans 11:16 For G1161 if G1487 firstfruit G536 holy G40 lump G5445
also G2532 and G2532 if G1487 root...
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GOD'S PURPOSE WITH REGARD BOTH TO THE JEWS AND THE GENTILES (11:1-36).
Paul now carries forward the doctrine of the Israel within Israel, and
evidences it again from Scripture, making clear that those...
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GOD HAS ESTABLISHED A TRUE ISRAEL BASED ON THE REMNANT WHO HAVE
RESPONDED TO THE MESSIAH, WITH THE FALSE ISRAEL BEING AT LEAST
TEMPORARILY CAST OFF, TO BE RESTORED IF THEY TURN TO THE MESSIAH AND
REJO...
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THE ILLUSTRATION OF THE OLIVE TREE (11:13-24).
‘The Olive Tree' is the name of Israel specifically given to it by
God. In Jeremiah we are told “YHWH called your name ‘a green olive
tree', fair, with g...
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‘And if the firstfruit is holy, so is the lump, and if the root is
holy, so are the branches.'
Paul now uses the illustration of the firstfruit and the root. The
firstfruit as connected with ‘the lump...
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2. _The Rejection of Israel is not Final._
In this section is presented the prospective solution of the great
historical problem, discussed in this part of the Epistle. Here Paul
becomes a prophet; r...
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Romans 11:16. MOREOVER, lit, ‘but,' not, ‘for.' This suggests a
reason for expecting this ‘receiving' of the Jews, namely, the
consecrated character impressed on this people, when they were
separated...
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FIRST FRUIT
(απαρχη). See on 1 Corinthians 15:20; 1 Corinthians 15:23. The
metaphor is from Numbers 15:19. The LXX has απαρχην
φυραματος, first of the dough as a heave offering.THE LUMP...
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CONTENTS: A spiritual Israel finding salvation. National Israel
blinded. Warning to Gentiles. Israel yet to be saved nationally.
CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Paul, Elijah, David, Abraham.
CONCLUSION: The...
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Romans 11:1. _Hath God cast away his people?_ The jews would say, what
else can we infer? If the gentiles are now become the Israel of God,
and if we are rejected for not embracing what Paul calls the...
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IF THE FIRST PIECE OF BREAD. The symbolism is taken from Numbers
15:17-21. A portion of the grain-harvest was baked into two loaves
(Leviticus 23:17) which were presented to God as a sacrifice. This
...
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_I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall?_
THE REJECTION OF ISRAEL
I. How occasioned.
1. They stumbled at Christ.
2. Were rejected because of their unbelief.
II. How overruled.
1. F...
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ROMANS—NOTE ON ROMANS 11:16 Two illustrations teach the same truth.
The FIRSTFRUITS and the ROOT probably refer to the patriarchs
(Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob) and the saving promises given to them. If...
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ROMANS—NOTE ON ROMANS 11:11 God’s saving righteousness is seen in
the salvation of Israel at the end of history, and in his saving plan
for both Jews and Gentiles.
⇐...
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
Romans 11:15.—The apostle awaits a boundless effect of blessing on
the world from the future conversion of the Jews, which will be as
life from the dead.
Romans 11:16.—FIRSTFRUIT de...
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EXPOSITION
ROMANS 11:1
(4) _The_ _Jews are not finally rejected, but, through the calling of
the Gentiles, will be brought into the Church at last. _St. Paul,
painfully recognizing the fact of the pr...
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Shall we turn in our Bibles to Romans, chapter 11.
In Chapter s 9-11 Paul is dealing with a couple of subjects; one the
sovereignty of God, but it is the sovereignty of God in setting aside
the nation...
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1 Corinthians 7:14; Deuteronomy 18:4; Deuteronomy 26:10; Exodus 22:29;...
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For [δ ε]. Better but, or now. A new paragraph begins.
The first - fruit - holy. See on James 1:18; Acts 26:10. Referring to
the patriarchs.
Lump. See on ch. Romans 9:21. The whole body of the people...
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MISSIONS IN THE EPISTLES
Romans 10:11; _Romans 11:15_
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
This study as a whole will give some idea of the missionary vision as
set forth in Paul's Epistles.
1. THE SCOPE OF MISSIONA...
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And this will surely come to pass. For if the first fruits be holy, so
is the lump — The consecration of them was esteemed the consecration
of all and so the conversion of a few Jews is an earnest of...
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Here the apostle produced another argument to prove the universal
restoration of the Jews unto the grace and favour of God before the
end of the world; and it is drawn from the covenant of God made wi...