2 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 2 Corinthians 11:21 Hebrews 1:1 refers to Jewish ethnicity; Israelites refers to being God’s chosen people under the old covenant. Offspring of Abraham means being part of the new covenant people of God and a true descendant of Abraham (see Romans 9:6; Romans 11:1; Galatians 3:29). Because he is reluctant to speak of himself in this way, Paul downplays his qualifications. He says that he is speaking as a fool (2 Corinthians 11:21) and talking like a madman (v. 2 Corinthians 11:23).

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