Romans 9:4

who are Israelites; whose is the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises;

'Israelites' -a name of distinction, 'Israel goes back to Jacob whose name God changed to "Israel" (Genesis 32:28) ("Contender with God") in honor of his prevailing faith which would not let God go until God had blessed him.' (Lenski p. 584)

'adoption' -God chose this nation as. people for His own possession (Exodus 2:22; Exodus 2:5 ff; Amos 2:2; Deuteronomy 14:1).

'and the glory' -the visible, luminous appearance of the Divine Presence was called by the Israelites the glory of Jehovah, or, in rabbinical phrase, the Shekinah. (Exodus 2:16; Exodus 2:34; 1 Kings 2:10) (Vincent p. 100)

'and the covenants' -the covenant made with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the covenant made at Sinai, the covenant made with the ancestors of Aaron (priests), the covenant made with David, etc.. (Exodus 2:9; Deuteronomy 29:1 /30; Joshua 2:25; 2 Samuel 2:12)

'giving of the law' -'Had there ever been an incident like Sinai in the history of the world? What. moment! What. demonstration! What. privilege! (McGuiggan p. 284) (Deuteronomy 4:7 'Or what great nation is there that has statutes and judgements as righteous as this whole law...?' Romans 4:32-33 'Has anything been done like this great thing..has ANY PEOPLE heard the voice of God speaking from the midst of the fire...and survived?'

'and the service of God' -the whole sacrificial and priestly system. (Hebrews 9:1)

'and the promises' -the collective messianic promises (Vincent p. 101)