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Romans 11:30
For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief,
For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief,
Verse 30. _FOR AS YE IN TIMES PAST_] The apostle pursues his argument in favour of the restoration of the Jews. _As ye_, Gentiles, _in times past_-for many ages back. _HAVE NOT BELIEVED_] Were in a s...
FOR AS YE - You who were Gentiles. IN TIMES PAST - Before the gospel was preached. This refers to the former idolatrous and sinful state of the pagan world; compare Ephesians 2:2; Acts 14:16. Have no...
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...
THE MYSTERY OF ISRAEL'S FUTURE. Romans 11:25_ a_. It may save Gentile believers from a dangerous self-conceit (_cf. Romans 12:16_) to learn the secret that the hardening (see Romans 11:7) which has pa...
THE CALLUS ON THE HEART (Romans 11:1-12)...
Brothers, I do want you to grasp this secret which only those who know God can understand, because I do not want you to become conceited about your own wisdom. I want you to understand that it is only...
IN TIMES PAST. at one time (_pote_). HAVE NOT BELIEVED. disobeyed. See Romans 2:8. OBTAINED MERCY. Literally were pitied. THROUGH. No preposition. UNBELIEF. disobedience. Greek. _apeitheia,_ Also R...
_For as ye_, &c. A new short paragraph. See on Romans 11:28. The main purpose of this paragraph is to shew, in a new respect, the Divine "reason why" of the rejection of the Jews; viz., that the salva...
ὭΣΠΕΡ ΓᾺΡ. Another ground for the hope in 25 b found in a parallel between the actual experiences of Gentiles and Jews. ὙΜΕΙ͂Σ. Cf. Romans 11:13; the whole section is addressed to Gentiles. ΠΟΤῈ ἨΠΕΙ...
The argument is summed up in a picture of the wide and patient purpose of GOD: the end is to bring both Jew and Gentile under His mercy: in the process both have sinned (cc. Romans 1:18-23) and experi...
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...
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...
ΉΠΕΙΘΉΣΑΤΕ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΆΠΕΙΘΈΩ (G544) быть непокорным, ΉΛΕΉΘΗΤΕ _aor. ind. pass. от_ ΈΛΕΈΩ (G1653) быть милостивым, жалеть; _pass._ заслуживать милость (TLNT; TDNT). Богосл. _pass._ указывает...
DISCOURSE: 1901 THE GOSPEL GIVEN TO US AS A DEPOSIT FOR THE JEWS Romans 11:30. _As ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief: even so have these also...
FOR AS YE IN TIMES PAST, &C.— When the promise was made to Abraham, the calling of the Gentiles was not a secondary design,to take effect in case the Jew rejected the Gospel, but an absolute purpose,...
_TEXT_ Romans 11:25-32. For I would not, brethren, have you ignorant of this mystery, lest ye be wise in your own conceits, that a hardening in part hath befallen Israel, until the fullness of the Ge...
For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief: FOR AS YE IN TIMES PAST HAVE NOT BELIEVED (OR, 'OBEYED') GOD - that is, yielded not to God "the o...
__ Conciliation-National 22 Nothing shows the blindness of Christendom more than their severe denunciation of faithless Israel, yet they are following precisely the same course and have not the slig...
11:30 believed (d-9) See Note q, ch. 10.21....
HAVE NOT BELIEVED] RV 'were disobedient to.' UNBELIEF] RV 'disobedience.'...
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...
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...
HAVE NOT BELIEVED ... UNBELIEF ... NOT BELIEVED ... — Rather, _disobeyed_... _disobedience... disobeyed. _...
(25-32) There was a deep meaning underlying the temporary rejection of Israel, of which he has been speaking — a meaning which has hitherto been kept secret, but now to be revealed as a corrective to...
CHAPTER 24 THE RESTORATION OF ISRAEL DIRECTLY FORETOLD: ALL IS OF AND FOR GOD Romans 11:25 THUS far St. Paul has rather reasoned than predicted. He has shown his Gentile friends the naturalness, so...
There is the less need, too, that they should be withdrawn, because God makes the very misuse of them contribute to the working out of His universal purpose of redemption. The past unbelief of the Gen...
In this concluding section Paul abandons the ground of argument for that of revelation. He has discussed the problems arising out of the rejection of Israel and the calling of the Gentiles, when taken...
THAT GOD “MIGHT HAVE MERCY UPON ALL” Romans 11:25 “Mysteries” are the reasons and principles of the divine procedure which are hidden from ordinary minds, but revealed to the children of God by the S...
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...
(16) For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief: (16) Another reason: because even though they who are hardened are worthily punished, yet this s...
As you also in times past did not believe God, but now have obtained mercy through their unbelief, which was an occasion of God's sending his preachers to you: but the cause of your salvation is God's...
God has not then, absolutely speaking, rejected His people; but it is perfectly true that He has hardened and rejected a portion of them. Yet there are two restrictions to be noted here: This chastise...
The Gentiles first had their time of disobedience. The expression _in time past_ carries the reader back to the contents of chap. 1, to those times of idolatry when the Gentiles voluntarily extinguish...
“ _For as ye also in time past disobeyed God, but have now obtained mercy by their disobedience; even so have these also now been disobedient, that by the mercy shown to you they also may obtain mercy...
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...
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...
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...
FOR AS YE IN TIMES PAST HAVE NOT BELIEVED GOD,.... The times referred to, are the times of ignorance, idolatry, and superstition; when God suffered the Gentiles, for many hundreds of years, to walk in...
For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief: Ver. 30. _Through their_] By occasion of their unbelief. _Pungit Iudaeos et humiliat Gentes, _ saith...
_For as_ ye Believing Gentiles; _in times past_ Before Christ was preached to you; _have not believed God_ Did not believe in the living and true God: or rather, as the words ποτε ηπειθησατε τω θεω si...
THROUGH THEIR UNBELIEF; their unbelief was made the occasion of your having the gospel preached to you, and thus obtaining mercy....
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...
Once you, Gentiles, did not believe. Now you have mercy and salvation because of the unbelief of the Jews. 31 Now the Jews, who do not believe, are in need of mercy just like the gentiles once did. T...
BELIEVED: Or, obeyed...
FOR AS YE IN TIME PAST WERE DISOBEDIENT TO GOD, BUT NOW HAVE OBTAINED MERCY BY THEIR DISOBEDIENCE, "YE" -i.e. Gentiles who were once disobedient. (Ephesians 2:1-3;11-13; Colossians 1:21; Titus 3:3;...
22-32 Of all judgments, spiritual judgments are the sorest; of these the apostle is here speaking. The restoration of the Jews is, in the course of things, far less improbable than the call of the Ge...
Ver. 30,31. This is the last argument, to prove the conversion and calling of the Jews, which is further confirmed, ROMANS 11:32. The argument is taken from the like dealing of God with the Gentiles;...
For as ye [Gentiles] _in time past were disobedient to God_ [Romans 1:16-32; Acts 17:30], _but now have obtained mercy by their_ [the Jews'] _disobedience_ [Romans 11:15],...
Romans 11:30 For G1063 as G5618 G2532 you G5210 once G4218 disobedient G544 (G5656) God G2316 yet...
‘For as you in time past were disobedient to God, but now have obtained mercy by their disobedience, even so have these also now been disobedient, that by the mercy shown to you they also may now obta...
THE GENTILE CHRISTIANS ARE TO RECOGNISE BOTH THE GOODNESS AND SEVERITY OF GOD (11:22-32). So the Gentile Christians are to recognise both the goodness and the severity of God. Towards the unbelieving...
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...
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...
Romans 11:30. FOR introduces statements (Romans 11:30-32) showing how the course of God's dealings as a whole, to Gentiles and Jews, will establish the principle there announced. YE, Gentiles, WERE O...
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...
YE IN TIME PAST (υμεις ποτε). Ye Gentiles (Romans 1:18-32).WERE DISOBEDIENT (επειθησατε). First aorist active indicative of απειθεω, to disbelieve and then to disobey. "Ye once upon a time disobe...
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...
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...
AS FOR YOU GENTILES. The church at Rome was mostly made up of Gentiles. You disobeyed God in THE PAST. See 1 Corinthians 6:9-11. BECAUSE THE JEWS DISOBEYED. It is an important fact of Paul's theology...
_For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy._ THE MEMORY OF THE PAST SHOULD 1. Promote humility. 2. Awaken gratitude. 3. Soften our censures. 4. Strengthen our hop...
ROMANS—NOTE ON ROMANS 11:30 God saved the Gentiles when one would have expected only the Jews to be saved. In the future he will amaze all by saving the Jews. It will be clear that everyone’s salvatio...
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. ⇐...
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Romans 11:29_ The unchangeableness of God’s attitude towards men.—It is difficult to comprehend that, while change and decay are recognised everywhere in men and in...
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...
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...
1 Corinthians 6:9; 1 Corinthians 7:25; 1 Peter 2:10; 1 Timothy 1:18;...
Here we have the conclusion of the apostle's argument to prove the conversion and calling of the Jews towards the end of the world. The argument is drawn from. comparison of equals: "If God, after. lo...