THE LORD OF HISTORY
Romans 11.25-32
Romans: Faithful To Save – Part 9 of 10
v. 25a “Lest you be wise in your own sight …” (esv)
v. 25a “… so that you will not be conceited …” (csb)
v. 18a “… do not boast that you are better than those …” (csb)
v. 20b “… do not become proud …” (esv)
GOD’S SAVING PLAN IS SEEN IN …
A FUTURE WHERE ISRAEL EMBRACES Jesus’ Divinity
v. 25 “… a partial hardening has come upon Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in.” (esv)
Revelation 7.9–10 “… behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb … crying out with a loud voice, ‘Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!’” (esv)
v. 26 “… all Israel will be saved, as it is written, ‘The Deliverer will come from Zion, he will banish ungodliness from Jacob’ …” (esv)
A PRESENT WHERE ISRAEL IS A Beloved Enemy
v. 28 “From the standpoint of the gospel they are enemies for your sake, but from the standpoint of God’s choice they are beloved for the sake of the fathers …” (nas)
v. 29 “For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.” (esv)
Romans 9.4–5
A PAST WHERE ALL HAVE Seen God’s Mercy
- Phase 1: v. 30 “… you were at one time disobedient to God but now have received mercy …”(esv)
- Phase 2: v. 31 “… so they too have now been disobedient …” (esv)
- Phase 3:
- Phase 4: v. 31b “… because of the mercy shown to you they also may now be shown mercy.” (nas)
v. 32 “For God has consigned all to disobedience, that he may have mercy on all.” (esv)