Romans 10:1

Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved. The Yearning of the Apostle's Heart after Israel's Salvation All the Greater by Reason of their Religious Zeal (Romans 10:1) BRETHREN, MY HEART'S ('MY OWN,' OR 'MY VERY HEART'S') DESIRE, [ eudokia (G2107) tees (G3588) emees (G1699) kardias (G2588)]. The word here rendered "desire" expresses 'entire complacency' (see the note at Matthew 11:26) - that in which the heart would...

1.We here see with what solicitude the holy man obviated offenses; for in order to soften whatever sharpness there may have been in his manner of explaining the rejection of the Jews, he still testifies, as before, his goodwill towards them, and proves it by the effect; for their salvation was an object of concern to him before the Lord, and such a feeling arises only from genuine love. It may be at the same time that he was also induced by another reason to testify his love towards the nation from which he had sprung; for his doctrine would have never been received by the Jews had they thought that he was avowedly inimical to them; and his defection would have been also suspected by the Gentiles, for they would have thought, as we have said in the last chapter, that he became an apostate from the law through his hatred of men. (319) At the beginning of the last chapter the Apostle expre...

1-4 The Jews built on a false foundation, and refused to come to Christ for free salvation by faith, and numbers in every age do the same in various ways. The strictness of the law showed men their need of salvation by grace, through faith. And the ceremonies shadowed forth Christ as fulfilling the righteousness, and bearing the curse of the law. So that even under the law, all who were justified before God, obtained that blessing by faith, whereby they were made partakers of the perfect righteousness of the promised Redeemer. The law is not destroyed, nor the intention of the Lawgiver disappointed; but full satisfaction being made by the death of Christ for our breach of the law, the end is gained. That is, Christ has fulfilled the whole law, therefore whoever believeth in him, is counted just before God, as much as though he had fulfilled the whole law himself. Sinners never could go...

CHAPTER X. _The apostle expresses his earnest desire for the salvation of_ _the Jews_, 1. _Having a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge, they_ _sought salvation by works, and not by faith in Christ_, 2-4. _The righteousness which is of the law described_, 5. _That which is by faith described also_, 6-10. _He that believes and calls on the name of the Lord shall be_ _saved_, 11-13. _What is necessary to salvation, believing, hearing, preaching,_ _a Divine mission, the Gospel, and obedience to its precepts,_...

BRETHREN - This expression seems intended particularly for the Jews, his ancient friends, fellow-worshippers, and kinsmen, but who had embraced the Christian faith. It is an expression of tenderness and affection, denoting his deep interest in their welfare. MY HEART’S DESIRE - The word “desire” εὐδοκία eudokia means benevolence, and the expression, “my heart’s desire,” means my earnest and sincere wish. PRAYER TO GOD - He not only cherished this feeling but he expressed in a desire to God. He had no desire that his kinsmen should be destroyed; no pleasure in the appalling doctrine which he had been defending. He still wished their welfare; and could still pray for them that they might return to God. Ministers have no pleasure in proclaiming the truth that people must be lost. Even when they declare the

EXPOSITION In this chapter the view of the whole subject introduced at Romans 9:30 is continued and carried out, according to which the present rejection of the Jews as a nation is traced to no absolute and irreversible Divine decree, but to their own refusal to accept God's plan of mercy to all mankind; testimonies being, as usual, adduced from the Old Testament in support of the argument. But, before proceeding, the apostle renews expression of his regret (cf. Romans 9:1, _seq._)_ _at the present position of his countrymen, and his earnest desire that it should be otherwise. ROMANS 10:1 BRETHREN, MY HEART'S DESIRE (εὐδοκία, expressing _good will_)

BRETHREN, MY HEART'S DESIRE,.... The apostle having suggested, that a few of the Jews only should be called and saved; that the far greater part should be rejected; that the Israelites who sought for righteousness did not attain it when the Gentiles did, but stumbled and fell at Christ, and would be ashamed and confounded; and knowing the prejudices of that people against him, therefore lest what he had said, or should say upon this subject, should be thought to arise from hatred and ill will to them, he judged it proper, as before, to express his trouble and sorrow on their account; so now his great love and affection to them, and which he signifies by calling them "brethren": for not the Roman believers are here addressed, as if he was telling them how much he loved his own nation; but either the Jews in general, whom he looked upon and loved as his brethren, according to the flesh; an...

Romans 10:1. _Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved._ Let this be our «heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel.» Sorrows upon sorrows have come to the Lord's ancient people even down to this day; and they have been scattered and peeled, and rent and torn in almost every land. Who does not pity their griefs and woes? Let it be our heart's desire and daily prayer for Israel that they may be saved through faith in the Messiah whom they have so long rejected. Romans 10:2. _For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge._ In Paul's day, they were most diligent in the observance of every form of outward devotion, and many of them sincerely desired to be right with God; but they did not kno

SAVED (_ See Scofield) - (Romans 1:16). _...

ROMANS 10:1 auvtw/n {A} The shortest reading auvtw/n is decisively supported by early and representative witnesses of several types of text (î46 a* A B D G 1739 1881 1962 itd*, g syrp, pal copsa, bo goth _al_). The addition of evstin (ac K P Y 33 81 614 it61 syrh _al_) seems to have been made in the interest of clarifying the grammar, while the addition of tou/ VIsrah,l (K 81 326 614 1241 _Byz Lect al_) may have occurred when this verse was made the beginning of a lesson read in church services (cf. the reference to Israel in...