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Did God Make a Mistake?. Romans 9 Chapter 8. Romans 8: doctrinal teaching Romans 12-15: practical duties Romans 9: Israel’s past election Romans 10: Israel’s present rejection Roans 11: Israel’s future restoration Israel: the only nation with the complete history: past, present, and future
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Did God Make a Mistake? Romans 9 Chapter 8
Romans 8: doctrinal teaching • Romans 12-15: practical duties • Romans 9: Israel’s past election • Romans 10: Israel’s present rejection • Roans 11: Israel’s future restoration • Israel: the only nation with the complete history: past, present, and future • Attributes of God in Romans 9 • His faithfulness (1-13) • His Righteousness (14-18) • His justice (19-29) • His grace (30-33)
God’s Faithfulness (1-13) • Theme: God’s election of Israel • Blessings of election • Adoption of Israel by God ad His people (Ex 4:22-23) • Glory in tabernacle & temple (Ex 40:34-38 & I King 8:10-11) • Covenants (Abrahamic, Moses, Davidic) • Laws to govern their political, social, & religious life • Service of God • Purpose: Jesus through Israel might come into the world • Israel failed, or took none effect • It was not of natural descent (6-10) • God chose Isaac by Sarah • God chose Jacob • Not on physical
It is not of human merit (11-18) • God chose Jacob • Choice based not on character or conduct • 9:13 refers to Malachi 1:2-3 • Refers to a nation, not sinners • God’s Righteousness (14-18) • Election, matter of grace • God’s mercy according to compassion according to God’s will, not man’s will • Pharaoh & Moses, both sinners & murderers • God is holy & punishes sins, but He is also loving & desires to save sinners • Hardening of Pharaoh (18) • At least 15 times in Exodus 15
Pharaoh hardened his heart & God hardened his heart • God’s Justice (9:19-29) • “Who are we to argue with God?” (19-21) • God, the potter and we, the clay • Divine sovereignty • Fitted (22): fitted himself for destruction, not God • God prepares men for glory (23) • God reveals mercy in Israel & power & wrath in Egypt • God’s purpose was to form His church from both Jews & Gentiles (24) • Prophesied
God turns from Jews to Gentiles (Hosea 2:23) • New people being called God’s people & sons of the living God (Hosea 1:10) • Only remnants would be saved (Isa 10: 22-23) • God’s work of judgment during tribulation • God’s grace in Isa 1:9 in sparing the believeing remnants • Election made possible the salvation of Gentiles • God rejected Gentiles & chose the Jews so that Through Jews Gentiles can be saved • God’s grace (9:30-33) • Divine sovereignty to human responsibility • Jews sought righteousness, but didn’t find it, while the Gentiles wasn’t searching found it
Jews attempted to be saved by works, not faith through grace • No difference for all have sinned (Romans 3:22-23) • Israel’s rejection means Gentiles’ salvation • Christ, God’s stone of salvation (Isa 28:16) • Christ, the stumbling stone (Ps 118:22) • Righteousness • Good work or character or “by grace through faith (Eph 2:8-9) • Not a question of whether we r among elect • “Whosoever will” (Rev 22:17) • Israel’s rejection of Christ does not deny the faithfulness of God