Romans 11:5-7 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 11:1-6

I say then, Hath God east away his people! God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. God hath not east away his people which he foreknew (or, predetermined. See the same word, Romans 8:29 ). Wot ye not what the Scripture saith of (rather, in; i.e. in the passage concerning ) Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel saying, Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars; and I am left alone, and they... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 11:1-10

Israel not utterly rejected. Here the apostle, reflecting on the disobedience of the great majority of the Jewish people, and their consequent rejection, returns to the thought already expressed ( Romans 9:27 ), that "a remnant shall be saved." He himself is a living proof, he says, that God hath not utterly cast away his people. "For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin" ( Romans 11:1 ). But those who have been rejected have suffered the just and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 11:1-10

Grace and unbelief. The apostle has shown ( Romans 9:1-29 ) that God has the right, in his governance of human affairs, to take an instrument or lay it aside as he will; and ( Romans 9:30 - Romans 10:21 ) that, in using this right, he acts, not arbitrarily, but according to reasons which approve themselves to his infinite wisdom. He will now show that even the unbelief of the elect people, and their consequent rejection by God, shall be made to contribute to the consummation of his... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 11:1-10

The election of grace. We saw in last chapter how the Jews, absorbed in the task of working out their own self-righteousness, had not as a nation submitted themselves to the righteousness which is of God. The Gentiles were accordingly appealed to, and their reception of the gospel is being used to provoke the Jews to jealousy, and lead them ultimately to a better mind. In the chapter now before us the apostle pursues the argument, and exhibits more in detail the Divine plan in Israel's... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 11:1-36

(4) The Jews are not finally rejected, but, through the calling of the Gentiles, will be brought into the Church at last. St. Paul, painfully recognizing the fact of the present exclusion of Israel as a nation from the inheritance of the promises made to their fathers, and having in Romans 9:1-33 . and 10. accounted for and justified such exclusion, proceeds now to the question—But is Israel as a nation finally rejected after all? He answers—No; impossible! God's ancient covenant... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 11:7

What then? (What is the present state of things?) That which Israel seeketh for ( i.e. δικαιοσύνην ; of. Romans 9:30 , Romans 9:31 ) he hath not obtained; but the election ( i.e. the elect of the Gentiles, with a remnant only of the Jews— ἡ ἐκλογὴ being abstr, pro concret., like ἡ περιτομὴ ἡ ἀκροβυστία , elsewhere) hath obtained it, and the rest were hardened ( ἐπωρώθησαν ). The verb denotes callousness rather than blindness, usually in the New Testament... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Romans 11:5

At this present time - In the time when the apostle wrote. Though the mass of the nation was to be rejected, yet it did not follow that all were to be excluded from the favor of God. As in the time of Elijah, when all appeared to be dark, and all the nation, except one, seemed to have become apostate, yet there was a considerable number of the true friends of God; so in the time of Paul, though the nation had rejected their Messiah, though, as a consequence, they were to be rejected as a... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Romans 11:6

And if grace ... - If the fact that any are reserved be by grace, or favor, then it cannot be as a reward of merit. Paul thus takes occasion incidentally to combat a favorite notion of the Jews, that we are justified by obedience to the Law. He reminds them that in the time of Elijah it was because God had reserved them; that the same was the case now; and therefore their doctrine of merit could not be true; see Romans 4:4-5; Galatians 5:4; Ephesians 2:8-9.Otherwise grace ... - If people are... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Romans 11:7

What then? - What is the proper conclusion from this argument? “Israel hath not obtained.” That is, the Jews as a people have not obtained what they sought. They sought the favor of God by their own merit; and as it was impossible to obtain it in that manner, they have, as a people, failed of obtaining his favor at all, and will be rejected.That which he seeketh for - To wit, salvation by their own obedience to the Law.The election hath - The purpose of choosing on the part of God has obtained,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Romans 11:4-6

Romans 11:4-6. But what saith the answer Recollect the answer which God gave to this doleful complaint; I have reserved to myself To maintain my honour and true worship, I have preserved by my providence and grace not fewer than seven thousand; who have not bowed the knee to Baal Nor to the golden calves, nor complied with any of those idolatrous rites which have been established by iniquitous laws. Even so at this present time As it was then, so it is now; bad as this generation of... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 11:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 11:1-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 11:1-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 11:1-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 11:1-36

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 11:7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Romans 11:5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Romans 11:6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Romans 11:7

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Romans 11:4-6

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