ISRAEL REJECTED THROUGH LACK OF FAITH In Romans 9 St. Paul, defending the gospel against objections founded upon the fact that it had been rejected by the Jews as a whole, showed that God had never bound Himself to the Israelitish race, but had always kept Himself free to choose His own instruments... [ Continue Reading ]
MIGHT] RV 'may.'... [ Continue Reading ]
ZEAL] which St. Paul had shared: cp. Galatians 1:14; Philippians 3:6. OF] RV 'for.' KNOWLEDGE] i.e. insight into God's will: cp. Colossians 1:9.... [ Continue Reading ]
GOD'S RIGHTEOUSNESS] i.e. His gift of free acceptance on condition of faith. GOING ABOUT] RV 'seeking.'... [ Continue Reading ]
END] i.e. termination. Law, as the means of winning favour with God by its fulfilment, has been brought to an end now Christ has come: cp. Galatians 3:10; Galatians 3:13; Colossians 2:14. FOR] RV 'unto,' i.e. so that every one who has faith may be accepted.... [ Continue Reading ]
RV 'For Moses writeth that the man that doeth the righteousness.. of the law,' i.e. all the Law requires, 'shall live thereby': from Leviticus 18:5.... [ Continue Reading ]
SPEAKETH] The words that follow are selected from Deuteronomy 30:11. where they refer to the accessibility of the Law. St. Paul applies them to the gospel, as opposed to the Law, not as formal quotation of Scripture, but as adapting familiar language. Yet the passage is one of several which show tha... [ Continue Reading ]
DEEP] RV 'abyss,' i.e. Hades, the abode of the dead: cp. Acts 2:27; 1 Peter 3:19; 1 Peter 4:6.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE WORD OF FAITH] i.e. which announces faith as the method of salvation.... [ Continue Reading ]
CONFESS] i.e. at baptism; in daily life; and in persecution: cp. Matthew 10:32. THE LORD JESUS] RV 'Jesus as Lord,' i.e. as King and God: see on Matthew 10:12, and John 20:28; 1 Corinthians 12:3; 2 Corinthians 4:5. RAISED] cp. Romans 4:24.; The Resurrection is spoken of as the object of faith, becau... [ Continue Reading ]
UNTO] i.e. resulting in. SALVATION] i.e. final salvation. 'Confession' represents the whole life of devotion to Christ which springs from faith.... [ Continue Reading ]
From Isaiah 28:16 : cp. Romans 9:33.... [ Continue Reading ]
DIFFERENCE] RV 'distinction': cp. Romans 3:22. GREEK] i.e. Gentile. THE SAME LORD] i.e. Christ: cp. Acts 10:36; Romans 9:5. OVER ALL] RV 'is Lord of all.' RICH]cp. Ephesians 3:8. CALL UPON HIM] i.e. as His worshippers: cp. 1 Corinthians 1:2. From the custom of beginning prayer with the name of the d... [ Continue Reading ]
From Joel 2:32.... [ Continue Reading ]
NOT HEARD?] supply, 'but they have heard.' WITHOUT A PREACHER?] supply, 'but there are preachers.'... [ Continue Reading ]
SENT] THE GK. WORD is that from which 'Apostle' is derived. Supply, 'but apostles have been sent.' HOW BEAUTIFUL] from Isaiah 52:7. 16-21. The Jews have had every opportunity, and their fall is due to their own obstinate wilfulness. PARAPHRASE. '(16) It is no argument against the message to say it... [ Continue Reading ]
LORD, etc.] From Isaiah 53:1.... [ Continue Reading ]
HEARING] The same Gk. word as that translated 'report' in Romans 10:16.... [ Continue Reading ]
THEIR SOUND, etc.] from Psalms 19:4, i.e. the gospel message was diffused as widely as the declaration by the heavens of the glory of God. Not literally so, but probably every considerable Jewish colony had heard the gospel: cp. Colossians 1:6; Colossians 1:23.... [ Continue Reading ]
I WILL PROVOKE, etc.] From Deuteronomy 32:21.... [ Continue Reading ]
From Isaiah 65:1.... [ Continue Reading ]
From Isaiah 65:2. GAINSAYING] i.e. contradicting. It was obvious that the Church of Christ was coming to be almost entirely a Gentile Church, and that the Jews as a whole were refusing to accept Jesus as their Messiah. The Jew argued from this fact that Christianity could not be true. For if the Ch... [ Continue Reading ]