Did God’s Word fail Israel? Romans 9-11 Did God’s Word fail Israel?

9:30 to 10:4, Israel’s unbelief God’s Sovereignty Human responsibility Israel’s future 11 9 10 9:30 to 10:4, Israel’s unbelief 10:5 to 10:13, for everyone who believes 10:14 to 18, faith comes by hearing 10:19 to 21, Israel’s refusal to believe 1-10, Remnant chosen by grace 11-24, Gentiles grafted in 25-32, Israel’s future salvation 33-36, Praise God for his wisdom and his ways 1-5, Paul’s sorrow 6-18, God’s choice 19-29, God’s sovereignty

Did God’s Word fail? Sometimes we: Misinterpret God’s Word Cannot understand God’ ways. Our responsibility is to believe, and to preach the Word. Some promises will be fulfilled in the future.

Romans 9: Sovereignty of God 1-5, Paul’s sorrow over Israel’s condition 6-19, God ensured that His will was done. Isaac, Jacob, Pharaoh 19-29, God’s sovereign right to act Potter and the clay Hosea

9: Key verses 6 But it is not as though the word of God has failed. For not all who are descended from Israel belong to Israel,  14 What shall we say then? Is there injustice on God's part? By no means!  20 But who are you, O man, to answer back to God? 

10: Human responsibility 9:30 to 10:4, Israel’s unbelief 10:5 to 10:13, for everyone who believes 10:14 to 18, faith comes by hearing 10:19 to 21, Israel’s refusal to believe

10: Key verses 9 if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.  14 How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? 17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.

11: the Remnant 1-10, Remnant chosen by grace Elijah, 7,000 11-24, Gentiles grafted in 25-32, Israel’s future salvation Fullness of the Gentiles All of Israel Zechariah 13:8, 33-36, Praise God for his wisdom and his ways

11: Key verses 25 b a partial hardening has come upon Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in. 26 And in this way all Israel will be saved, as it is written, “The Deliverer will come from Zion,     he will banish ungodliness from Jacob”; 27 “and this will be my covenant with them     when I take away their sins.”

Did God’s Word fail? Sometimes we: Misinterpret God’s Word Cannot understand God’ ways. Our responsibility is to believe, and to preach the Word. Some promises will be fulfilled in the future. a. The tribulation, 2nd Coming, Millennial kingdom