Lesson 116
Romans Chapter Nine
The Faithfulness of God to Israel
Intro:
Outline
section:
Romans 9 =
Romans
10 =
Romans
11 =
Note:
- Many take this next section, ch. 9-11 to be a parenthesis
- What is Paul's normal pattern??
-
What Paul develops here is a necessary part of his argument or extension of his
argument in ch. 1-8
- Behind all the teaching, the arguments Paul presented in ch.1-8 is what?
- When we approach ch.
9-11 we must ask how it all fits with the flow and thrust of the book.
What
about those promises God made to
The Jews are a unique special people with a special relationship with God.
Ex. 19:5; Dt. 14:2; 26:18; Psa 135:4
- Need to Review the Eternal Unconditional
Covenants God made with
A
covenant is an agreement between 2 parties that determines what their
relationship is going to be.
The
agreement determines the relationship;
These
covenants are made between God and
-
Abrahamic - basic, a
seed, a posterity, all blessed [Gen. 12:1-3]
-
Palestinian - Land [Dt. 30:1-10; Gen. 15:18-21 extent; Gen. 13:14-17]
-
Davidic - King
on David's throne [2 Sam.
-
New Covenant -
Spiritual blessings at restoration [Jer. 31:31f]
The
nature of all of these covenants is that they are eternal, unconditional, they are permanent
agreements made by God.
- Jer. 33:14-18;
31:35-40 their spiritual unfaithfulness does not negate.
The
object or recipient of these agreements is
-
Probably first on the list would revolve around the fact that they would
take the promises of these covenants literally and therefore would say, many of
the provisions of the covenants have never been fulfilled, has God walked away
from His promises to us?
- They
also might ask themselves, who is king right now? Is it someone of David's line
on the throne? No!
Chapter 9 outline:
1.
9:1-3 Paul's great anguish for his people;
2.
9:4-5
3.
9:6-13 God's faithfulness to
#1 not based on their genealogy; physical descent
9:6-10
#2 not based on human performance 9:11-13
4.
9:14-18 God's
righteousness in dealing with
5.
9:19-29 God's
justice manifested in dealing with
6.
9:30-33 God's
grace manifested in dealing with
Romans 9 =
1. 9:1-3 Paul's great anguish for his people;
- When
Paul looked at Christ as we have seen him do in the previous chapters, and
realized all that was his, and ours, as a result of our relationship with
Christ, the risen, glorified, ascended Christ; he could do nothing but
rejoice!
- But
here, he turns his focus to his people, Israel, a people who for the most part
he has seen reject the gospel communicated to them and therefore were lost and
on their way to an eternity separated from God in the Lake of Fire, and he
wept.
How
does he know that what he speaks is true?
Vs.1-2
vs.3 Here Paul expresses a desire
that could not be realized!
In
all of history there were only 3 men who were willing to be cut off from God
[emphasis of anaqema, w/consequences, wrath] for the sake of others;
-
One of course is Paul here; another is Moses Ex. 32:30-35;
- Jesus Christ was the other; he was only one
qualified and He did, on the cross!