BN: "Now about Romans 9, not of him that runneth but of God who showeth mercy. Paul’s talking about God turning his calling from the Jews to the Gentiles.
“What shall we say then? That Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, attained righteousness, even the righteousness which is by faith; but Israel, pursuing a law of righteousness, did not arrive at that law. Why? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as though it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone,”
Romans 9:30-32 NASB1995"
BN: "This is why God turned His calling to the Gentiles. This is not about individuals being chosen to be saved. Christ’s sacrifice was for the sins of the world not just for a select group. He paid for the sins of all man so He will be the one to either acknowledge or deny each person before The Father on judgement day. He will be the one to choose who He will forgive and who He will not because He paid the price for all. The reason He paid the price for all is because salvation is offered to all. God cannot justly punish people in the lake of fire for failing to meet impossible expectations. That would be an unjust punishment. In order for God’s judgement to be just each person must be capable of complying with His expectations. This way when each person stands before Him they will have no excuse for their disobedience and will justly deserve their condemnation."
Reading the source of where Romans 9 and 10 speaks from, in Isaiah 65, all is described, of the Gentiles seeking the Lord, but not asking for Him, and being found of them that sought Him not.
This explains grace, and how the Lord does the calling, the seeking, and the choosing.
Israels name was let as a curse, for the Lords chosen, as Israel ( and all men on earth) can only walk after their own thoughts. * natural man without the Spirit of Gd understands nothing, believes nothing and cannot see with his darkness and blinded eyes)
So the Lord slayed the servant Israel, and called His servants by another name ( first called Christians at Antioch after Christ our Lord whom the Jews murdered as foretold).
God specifically says,H will leave a blessing and not destroy them all ( although they deserve it for their iniquities that God will repay on them)
Then they are given the Spirit to believe in the words Jesus Christ, they are Spirit and life, but nee to be chosen or the many disciples went away..
Isaiah 651 :I am sought of them that asked not for me; I am found of them that sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation that was not called by my name.
2 I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, which walketh in a way that was not good, after their own thoughts;
Isaiah 65:8 Thus saith the Lord, As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one saith, Destroy it not; for a blessing is in it: so will I do for my servants' sakes, that I may not destroy them all.
Isaiah 65:15 And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen: for the Lord God shall slay thee, and call his servants by another name:
16 That he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from mine eyes.
John 6:63 It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.
64 But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him.
65 And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.
66 From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.
Romans 9, describes a lot more than your two verses again BN.
Firstly, that they are not all Israel that are of Israel, as said above in Isaiah 65, only some where left, God did not destroy all, and then all children of the flesh are not the children of God, but those of the promise ( of the Spirit) are..
Romans 9:6 Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel:
7 Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.
8 That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed.
Those same things are confirmed again, the Lord makes some to honour ( after the Spirit) and some to dishonour ( the children of the flesh) as some are the vessels of wrath, ( who God wanted to destroy but did not to allow the inheritor of His Holy Mountain Christ to call us)
Then God ( through our Lord Jesus Christ) made known to us the riches of His glory, on the vessels of His grace ( mercy) which are His sheep He has always known prepared before to glory..
Romans 9:21 Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?
22 What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction:
23 And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,
The Gentiles did not follow after righteousness ( never followed after God)
Israel could not find God by faith, as God needed to call first before faith can work ( faith is the gift of God then)..
Romans 9:30 What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith.
31 But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness.
32 Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone;
Ephesians 2, explains all of this, how the Gentiles now were saved through faith, not of themselves, it is the gift of God.
This is created in Christ Jesus ( as it is the faith of Christ and by His faith we are redeemed to God)
Then the Gentiles in time past were in the flesh ( now called in the Spirit) as were the uncircumcision, and had no hope, and were far off ( lost sheep gone astray) and were made nigh by the blood of Christ. ( this is the faith of Christ.
Colossians 2, shows also, the death and rising of the Lord ( releasing the Spirit) gifts the Gentiles with the circumcision ( of he Spirit) made without hands, by the circumcision of Christ ( writing His laws in our heart/taking the stony heart of unbelief out)
Ephesians 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.
10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
11 Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;
12 That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:
13 But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.
Colossians 2:11 In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:
Hebrews 3:12 Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.
Ezekiel 11:19 And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh:
Romans 10, continues, Israel did not all obey the Gospel, who believed the report ?
FAITH COMES BY HEARING.
They heard in Israel, as the sound went into all the earth.
The Gentiles found the Lord, by not seeking Him * not believing with their own faith) but God manifested Himself, to them ( whom He chose)..
Romans 10:16 But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?
17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
18 But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.
19 But I say, Did not Israel know? First Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people, and by a foolish nation I will anger you.
20 But Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me.
21 But to Israel he saith, All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people.
Israel it is testified, are disobedient and gainsaying, God had enough of that.
God made a new way, as Israel could not believe the report, due to having no ears to hear with ( the Lord called, chose and gave the Spirit for the ones He wanted to believe in Him as seen in all examples)..
John 12:38 That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?
39 Therefore they could not believe, because that Esaias said again,
40 He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.
Luke 8:10 And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.