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Romans 9:19-33
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ISRAEL'S GREATEST PRIVILEGE
Passage:
Romans 9:1-5
Key verse: 5
NIV
Paul’s Anguish Over Israel
9 I speak the truth in Christ—I am not lying,(A) my conscience confirms(B) it through the Holy Spirit— 2 I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. 3 For I could wish that I myself(C) were cursed(D) and cut off from Christ for the sake of my people,(E) those of my own race,(F) 4 the people of Israel.(G) Theirs is the adoption to sonship;(H) theirs the divine glory,(I) the covenants,(J) the receiving of the law,(K) the temple worship(L) and the promises.(M) 5 Theirs are the patriarchs,(N) and from them is traced the human ancestry of the Messiah,(O) who is God over all,(P) forever praised Amen.
Footnotes
- Romans 9:5 Or Messiah, who is over all. God be forever praised! Or Messiah. God who is over all be forever praised!
Cross references
- Romans 9:1 : Ps 15:2; 2Co 11:10; Gal 1:20; 1Ti 2:7
- Romans 9:1 : S Ro 1:9
- Romans 9:3 : Ex 32:32
- Romans 9:3 : 1Co 12:3; 16:22
- Romans 9:3 : S Ac 22:5
- Romans 9:3 : Ro 11:14
- Romans 9:4 : ver 6
- Romans 9:4 : Ex 4:22; 6:7; Dt 7:6
- Romans 9:4 : Heb 9:5
- Romans 9:4 : Ge 17:2; Dt 4:13; Ac 3:25; Eph 2:12
- Romans 9:4 : Ps 147:19
- Romans 9:4 : Heb 9:1
- Romans 9:4 : S Ac 13:32; S Gal 3:16
- Romans 9:5 : Ro 11:28
- Romans 9:5 : Mt 1:1-16; Ro 1:3
- Romans 9:5 : Jn 1:1; Col 2:9
- Romans 9:5 : Ro 1:25; 2Co 11:31
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ESV
God's Sovereign Choice
9 (A)I am speaking the truth in Christ—I am not lying; my conscience bears me witness in the Holy Spirit— 2 that I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. 3 For (B)I could wish that I myself were (C)accursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers,[a] my kinsmen (D)according to the flesh. 4 They are (E)Israelites, and to them belong (F)the adoption, (G)the glory, (H)the covenants, (I)the giving of the law, (J)the worship, and (K)the promises. 5 To them belong (L)the patriarchs, and from their race, according to the flesh, is the Christ, (M)who is God over all, (N)blessed forever. Amen.
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Romans 9:3 Or brothers and sisters
Cross references
- Romans 9:1 : 2 Cor. 11:10; 1 Tim. 2:7; [2 Cor. 12:19; Gal. 1:20]; See ch. 1:9
- Romans 9:3 : [Ex. 32:32]
- Romans 9:3 : 1 Cor. 12:3; 16:22; Gal. 1:8, 9
- Romans 9:3 : [ch. 11:14]
- Romans 9:4 : [ver. 6; ch. 2:28, 29; Gal. 6:16]
- Romans 9:4 : [Ex. 4:22]; See ch. 8:15
- Romans 9:4 : Ex. 40:34; 1 Sam. 4:21; 1 Kgs. 8:11
- Romans 9:4 : Gen. 17:2; Deut. 29:14; Gal. 4:24; Eph. 2:12
- Romans 9:4 : Deut. 4:14; [Ps. 147:19]
- Romans 9:4 : Heb. 9:1 (Gk.); [ch. 12:1]
- Romans 9:4 : [Eph. 2:12]; See John 4:22; Acts 13:32
- Romans 9:5 : ch. 11:28
- Romans 9:5 : [Eph. 4:6; Col. 1:16-19]
- Romans 9:5 : ch. 1:25; John 1:1; 2 Cor. 11:31; Heb. 1:8
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
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1. Great sorrow and unceasing anguish (1-3)
Paul was an apostle to the Gentiles, but he was first of all a Jew. His heart was broken because his own people rejected the Messiah and rejected God's mission. He would have exchanged his own salvation for theirs, had it been possible.
2. Israel's privileges (4-5)
Israel enjoyed the privilege of being God's 'firstborn son' (Ex 4). God dwelt with them and showed them his glory in the desert (Ex 16:10). He gave them the Bible--the Old and New Covenants; he provided a way of forgiveness and a way into his very presence through temple worship. He gave them great men of faith as ancestors; but their greatest glory was the Christ, who is God over all. Everything else pointed to him. They enjoyed all the privileges of being God's people, but they rejected Christ. So they lost everything. We must not take our Christian heritage for granted and miss the point--which is knowing and serving Jesus himself, who is God over all.
Prayer: Lord, I praise Christ who is Lord of all. Help me to be faithful to the mission he gave me.
One Word: Don't lose the point
