Beginning of multi-chapter Exegesis
Romans 9-11, Acts 1, Zechariah 14, Joel 3 and Galatians 4 and 6:16
~Intro to Romans 9 -inprogress-~
I speak the truth in Christ —I am not lying; my conscience is testifying to me with the Holy Spirit —
Romans 9:1 - Bible Gateway passage: Romans 9:1 - Holman Christian Standard Bible
Paul just made it clear he’s about to be painfully honest, and has bound his words to be judged by God, as He is holding himself in personal accountability of Preaching what he’s about to preach under God.
that I have intense sorrow and continual anguish in my heart.
For I could almost wish to be cursed and cut off from the Messiah for the benefit of my brothers, my own flesh and blood.
They are Israelites, and to them belong the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the temple service, and the promises. The ancestors are theirs, and from them, by physical descent, came the Messiah, who is God over all, praised forever. Amen.
Romans 9:2-5 - Bible Gateway passage: Romans 9:2-5 - Holman Christian Standard Bible
Paul’s heart hurts... why? In verse 2 he immediately reveals he is broken inside!
Verses 3-5 reveal why! Paul literally wishes he could revoke his salvation to give it to a group of people that apparently matter to him enormously. As Paul is speaking under oath of the Holy Spirit, he is revealing God’s heart, as well. This lines up with Christ’s words that close Matthew 23 with deep sorrow and lamenting, but show hope.
Who is making Paul sad? His brothers of “his own flesh and blood”... which is clearly a reference to his unbelieving Jewish brothers of the Broken off nature, of ... what Nation?
Israel as Paul calls these broken off Jews Israelites! Paul specifically notes that they are Israelites of National Israel and goes on to specify that they are so by blood, DNA, Ancestral experience!
Anyone who contests this is ignoring context...
To be edited and continued further.
Continued... Romans 9:6-13
Continued... Romans 9:14-26
Continued... Romans 9:27-28
Concluded... Romans 9:29-33