Romans 9:5

whose are the fathers, and of whom is Christ as concerning the flesh, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.

'fathers' -the three pre-eminent 'fathers', were Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. (Exodus 2:6; Exodus 2:13; Exodus 2:15; Exodus 2:5) 'The greatness of its ancestry (not to mention the 'heros of Hebrews 11:1 ') ennobled Israel, and made its position in Paul's time harder to understand and to endure. Who could think without the keenest pain of the sons of such fathers forfeiting everything for which the fathers had been called?'

'and of whom is Christ' -the crowning glory.

'as concerning the flesh' -'on His human side, as far as pertains to His human body' (Alford p. 920)

'There are those who say Paul didn't bother identifying the earthly Christ; that he was only interested in the "Christ of faith". That view won't account for this text or. dozen others..Here is the pinnacle of all the privileges enumerated. God chose to enter the world through the Jewish line!'

'Who is over all' -He may be the Jewish Messiah but he has been given authority over all the nations. (Psalms 2:1; Isaiah 2:1; Matthew 28:18; Ephesians 1:21)

'God blessed forever' -many feel that this last phrase applies to Jesus. 'The Christ, who is over all, God blessed forever', i.e. Christ is God (Vincent p. 101) 'Christ, an Israelite according to the flesh, is Lord of all, God blessed forever, to which we, like Paul, add an emphatic "amen". (Lenski p. 589)