ROMANS EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS 11 CHAPTER 11

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EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS 11 CHAPTER 11

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The Remnant of Israel

1 I ask then: Did God reject his people? By no means! I am an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin. 2 God did not reject his people, whom he foreknew. Don’t you know what Scripture says in the passage about Elijah—how he appealed to God against Israel: 3 “Lord, they have killed your prophets and torn down your altars; I am the only one left, and they are trying to kill me”? (1Ki 19:10,14) 4 And what was God’s answer to him? “I have reserved for myself seven thousand who have not bowed the knee to Baal.” (1Ki 19:18) 5 So too, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace.

6 And if by grace, then it cannot be based on works; if it were, grace would no longer be grace.

7 What then? What the people of Israel sought so earnestly they did not obtain. The elect among them did, but the others were hardened, (Some found truth but some not.)

8 as it is written:

“God gave them a spirit of stupor,

eyes that could not see

and ears that could not hear,

to this very day.” (Deut 29:4, Isa 29:10) (Those who couldn't see and hear the truth.)

9 And David says:

“May their table become a snare and a trap,

a stumbling block and a retribution for them.

10 May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see,

and their backs be bent forever.” (Ps 69:22-23) (Those evil people can't enjoy God's blessings because of their stupidity and disobedience.)

Grafted/Connected Branches (cause to grow together parts from different plants, 접목)

11 Again I ask: Did they stumble so as to fall beyond recovery? Not at all! Rather, because of their transgression, salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel envious. (God has His own way to save those whom God wants to save. While Israelites rejected the gospel, Gentiles accepted the gospel.)

12 But if their transgression means riches for the world, and their loss means riches for the Gentiles, how much greater riches will their full inclusion bring!

(Unbelief of Israelites brought salvation to the Gentiles, so Belief of Israelites will bring more blessings.)

13 I am talking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am the apostle to the Gentiles, I take pride in my ministry 14 in the hope that I may somehow arouse my own people to envy and save some of them. (Sharing gospel with Gentiles, Paul wants to make his own people jealous of the saved Gentiles.)

15 For if their rejection brought reconciliation to the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead? (Salvation of Israelites will bring more joy of reconsiliation.) 16 If the part of the dough offered as firstfruits is holy, then the whole batch is holy; if the root is holy, so are the branches. (Holy thing brings of holiness of whole.)

17 If some of the branches have been broken off, (Some of those Israelites broken off) and you, though a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others (Some Gentiles have been grafted- saved) and now share in the nourishing sap from the olive root, (Enjoying the life in Christ) 18 do not consider yourself to be superior to those other branches. If you do, consider this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you. (Those saved Gentiles must not being proud or arrogant because they also are grafted branches, but not the root-source.)

19 You will say then, “Branches were broken off so that I could be grafted in.” (Should humbly acknowledge to be granted.)

20 Granted. But they were broken off because of unbelief, and you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but tremble.

21 For if God did not spare the natural branches, he will not spare you either. (We, the Gentiles may loose our salvation if we loose our faith in God.)

22 Consider therefore the kindness and sternness of God: sternness to those who fell, but kindness to you, provided that you continue in his kindness. Otherwise, you also will be cut off. (God is kind to those believers but stern to those unbelievers.)

23 And if they do not persist in unbelief, they will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again. (If they return to the faith, they will be saved.)

24 After all, if you were cut out of an olive tree that is wild by nature, and contrary to nature were grafted into a cultivated olive tree, how much more readily will these, the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree! (While accepting Gentiles shows God's mercy on them, it should be easier for God to accept His chosen people, Israelites.)

All Israel Will Be Saved

25 I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be conceited: (God's salvific ministry is mystery to us.) Israel has experienced a hardening in part until the full number of the Gentiles has come in, (Israelites didn't accept gospel for now for the sake of the salvation of Gentiles.) 26 and in this way all (total number of elect, refer the follwing) Israel will be saved.

As it is written:

“The deliverer will come from Zion;

he will turn godlessness away from Jacob.

27 And this is my covenant with them when I take away their sins.” (Isa 59:20-21, 27:9, Jer 31:33-34)

Please refer the following.

(Jn 1:11-13, 11 He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. 12 Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— 13 children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.

Gal 3:29, If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.)

28 As far as the gospel is concerned, they are enemies for your sake; but as far as election is concerned, they are loved on account of the patriarchs, 29 for God’s gifts and his call are irrevocable. (Israelites have some privilege to be chosen people.)

30 Just as you who were at one time disobedient to God have now received mercy as a result of their disobedience, 31 so they too have now become disobedient in order that they too may now receive mercy as a result of God’s mercy to you. (They might be coming back to God through Jesus Christ as we came back to our faith in Christ.)

32 For God has bound everyone over to disobedience so that he may have mercy on them all. (God prepared His mercy upon those disobedients.)

Doxology (Words/Songs of Praising God)

33 Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God!

How unsearchable his judgments,

and his paths beyond tracing out!

(Unsearchable God's wisdom, knowledge, and judgments.)

34 “Who has known the mind of the Lord? (No one.)

Or who has been his counselor?” (Isa 40:13) (No one.)

35 “Who has ever given to God,

that God should repay them?” (Job 41:11) (No one.)

36 For from him and through him and for him are all things.

(He is the beginning, present, and future.)

To him be the glory forever! Amen.

God has His plan for which Israelites might be saved.

We can't measure ourselves to God's wisdom and power.

He Himself is the mystery for us.

The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may follow all the words of this law. (Deut 29:29)