Friday, November 9, 2012

Paul's Epistle to the Romans, Israel Identified, Romans 9:6-13

Paul's Epistle to the Romans, Israel Identified, Romans 9:6-13
One of the objects of Paul’s argument is to show that God had determined to bring Gentiles into His favor. The phrase “who are of Israel,” probably refers to the patriarch Jacob, and the meaning is that not all that are born of Jacob (his descendents) belong to the true Israel, the people of God. Israel, as subjects of the kingdom of God, does not consist simply of the natural descendants of Jacob; the kingdom contains Gentiles, as well.

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