Romans 11 Meaning

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  1. Romans 11 Meaning by John Brown
  2. Romans 11 Meaning by David Dickson
  3. Romans 11 Meaning by Robert Haldane
  4. Romans 11 Meaning by Verse

Romans 11 Meaning by John Brown

Thus has the apostle briefly, but clearly, stated the relations in which the Divine manifested method of justification stood to the Jews and Gentiles. It had been presented to both in a plain revelation, given and proclaimed by a divinely-qualified and authorised class of teachers. It had been embraced by many of the latter; it had been rejected by the majority of the former. Gentiles, ignorant and careless about God, had, on hearing the Gospel, believed it, and been interested in all the benefits secured by the Divine method of justification; while the great body of the Jews, continuing wilfully ignorant of the Divine method of justification, and persevering in endeavouring to establish a method of justification for themselves, had, in rejecting the Gospel, of course shut themselves out from the benefits of the Divine method of justification, which, from its very nature, could be obtained only by believing; and not only so, but had exposed themselves to the Divine vengeance for this last and crowning act of a long course of impenitence and disobedience. Such was the state of things when the apostle wrote.

This state was not, however, so gloomy as at first sight it appeared, in reference even to Israel. Their rejection of the Gospel had not been universal, and, therefore, neither was their exclusion from the blessings connected with the Divine method of justification, nor their exposure to penal inflictions, universal; and, ultimately, the great body of the Jewish people were to be brought to believe the Gospel, and, along with the great body of the Gentile nations, converted also to the faith of Christ, to enjoy the Divine special favour, and all the blessings which this of course secures. All Israel was to be saved, and the fulness of the Gentiles was to be brought in. The illustration of these points occupies the whole of the eleventh chapter, and shuts up the doctrinal part of the epistle.

Brown, John – Analytical exposition of the epistle of Paul the apostle to the Romans (1857)

Romans 11 Meaning by David Dickson

The Apostle mitigates his speech of the Jews’ rejection in this whole Chapter: And that the Gentiles might not wax proud against the Jews, as altogether abjects and lost, he proves by eighteen arguments [Argument 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18] that the Jews are not to be despised.

Dickson, David – An Exposition of All St. Paul’s Epistles (1659)

Romans 11 Meaning by Robert Haldane

In this chapter the Apostle first denies that the whole of the nation of Israel was indiscriminately rejected, for, as he had already intimated, there was to be a remnant saved, and of that remnant he holds himself forth as a noted example.

He then brings again into view the sovereignty of God, in reserving this ‘remnant according to the election of grace.’

In the next place, he affirms that, though blindness in part, as had been expressly foretold, had happened to Israel, yet, seeing that the gifts and calling of God are without repentance, the period must arrive when, according to the repeated promises of Scripture, all Israel shall be saved.

They shall be brought in with the fulness of the Gentiles, when the wisdom and the goodness of God, in His dealings towards both, will be finally unfolded, and the assembled universe shall with one voice acknowledge that God is all in all, and that of Him, and through Him, and to Him are all things, to whom the glory shall be ascribed through the endless ages of eternity.

Haldane, Robert – Exposition of the Epistle to the Romans (1874)

Romans 11 Meaning by Verse

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