STUDIES IN ROMANS

LESSON 50

ISRAEL AND GOD’S FAITHFULNESS

Romans 11:1-11 (CEB)

11 So I ask you, has God rejected his people? Absolutely not! I’m an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin. ² God hasn’t rejected his people, whom he knew in advance. Or don’t you know what the scripture says in the case of Elijah, when he pleads with God against Israel? ³ Lord, they have killed your prophets, and they have torn down your altars. I’m the only one left, and they are trying to take my life.^{[a] 4} But what is God’s reply to him? I have kept for myself seven thousand people who haven’t bowed their knees to Baal.^{[b] 5} So also in the present time there is a remaining group by the choice of God’s grace. ⁶ But if it is by grace, it isn’t by what’s done anymore. If it were, God’s grace wouldn’t be grace. ⁷ So what? Israel didn’t find what it was looking for. Those who were chosen found it, but the others were resistant. ⁸ As it is written, God gave them a dull spirit, so that their eyes would not see and their ears not hear, right up until the present day.^{[c] 9} And David says, Their table should become a pitfall and a trap, a stumbling block and payback to them for what they have done.¹⁰ Their eyes should be darkened so they can’t see, and their backs always bent.^{[d] 11} So I’m asking you: They haven’t stumbled so that they’ve fallen permanently, have they? Absolutely not! But salvation has come to the Gentiles by their failure, in order to make Israel jealous.

1.    HAS GOD REJECTED HIS PEOPLE? V. 1-2A

2.    THE CASE OF ELIJAH V. 2B-3

3.    GOD’S ANSWER V. 4

4.    THE PRESENT TIME V. 5

5.    GRACE’S ROLE V. 6

6.    ISRAEL DIDN’T FIND WHAT IT WAS LOOKING FOR V. 7

7.    AS IT IS WRITTEN V. 8-10

8.    Q & A V. 11

Ø  Question: has Israel fallen permanently?

Ø  Answer: absolutely not

Ø  Result: salvation has come to the Gentiles by their failure & this will make Israel jealous which will bring them back to God

GOD’S FAITHFULNESS NOT ONLY SAVES US BUT WILL BRING ISRAEL BACK TO RIGHTEOUSNESS.

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FOOTNOTES

1 Kings 19:10 (CEB)

^{[a] 10} Elijah replied, “I’ve been very passionate for the Lord God of heavenly forces because the Israelites have abandoned your covenant. They have torn down your altars, and they have murdered your prophets with the sword. I’m the only one left, and now they want to take my life too!”

1 Kings 19:14 (CEB)

^{[a] 14} He said, “I’ve been very passionate for the Lord God of heavenly forces because the Israelites have abandoned your covenant. They have torn down your altars, and they have murdered your prophets with the sword. I’m the only one left, and now they want to take my life too.”

1 Kings 19:18 (CEB)

^{[b] 18} But I have preserved those who remain in Israel, totaling seven thousand—all those whose knees haven’t bowed down to Baal and whose mouths haven’t kissed him.”

Deuteronomy 29:4 (CEB)

^{[c] 4} But until this very moment, the Lord hasn’t given you insight to understand, eyes to see, or ears to hear.

Isaiah 29:10 (CEB)

^{[d] 10} The Lord has poured on you a spirit of deep sleep, and has shut your eyes, you prophets, and covered your heads, you seers.

Psalm 69:22 (CEB)

^{[d] 22} Let the table before them become a trap, their offerings a snare.