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Romans 11:
Cambridge Bible:
The word "all" does not universally mean everyone without exception. Another example of such a usage is in 2 Chronicles 12:
In the NT, another example is Matthew 2:
It was rather common in the times of the old and new testimonies that the word "all" was used to exaggerate the point.
26a in this way all Israel will be saved
Cambridge Bible:
“all” bears a less exact reference here, as so often in Scripture, and means “in general;”—“Israel in general, the Jews of that day as a great aggregate, on a scale unknown before, shall be saved.”
The word "all" does not universally mean everyone without exception. Another example of such a usage is in 2 Chronicles 12:
1 After Rehoboam's position as king was established and he had become strong, he and all Israel with him abandoned the law of the LORD.
In the NT, another example is Matthew 2:
3 When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.
It was rather common in the times of the old and new testimonies that the word "all" was used to exaggerate the point.