Romans 9:27 NKJV

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Romans 9:27-29

Romans 9:27-29. Esaias also And, as the calling of the Gentiles, so the rejection of the Jews also is foretold by the prophets, particularly by Isaiah who crieth Κραζει , calleth aloud Speaks with great earnestness, as to a people unwilling to hear; concerning Israel That is, both the ten tribes about to be carried captive into Assyria, which was almost a total rejection, and Judah and Benjamin, which were to be wasted by the Assyrian invasion under Sennacherib, and afterward to be... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Romans 9:6-29

God chooses according to his will (9:6-29)Paul’s first assertion is that the promise of God has not failed. He reminds his readers of what he said earlier, namely, that people who are Israelites physically are not necessarily Israelites spiritually. In other words, not all who are physically descended from Jacob (Israel) are the true people of God in the spiritual sense (6; cf. 2:28-29; 4:11-12).To illustrate that not all descendants of a chosen person are truly God’s people, Paul refers to the... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Romans 9:27

concerning = over. App-104 . Though . App-118 . a = the. remnant . Greek. kataleimma. Only here. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Romans 9:27

And Isaiah crieth concerning Israel, If the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, it is the remnant that shall be saved; for the Lord will execute his word upon the earth, finishing it and cutting it short. And, as Isaiah hath said before,Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, We had become as Sodom, and had been made like unto Gomorrah.The first two verses of this passage are from Isaiah 10:22,23, which in the KJV reads thus:For though thy people Israel be as the... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Romans 9:27-28

Romans 9:27-28. A remnant shall be saved— That is, Only a remnant. So ch. Romans 14:2. Eats only herbs, John 18:8. If ye seek me, (that is, only me,) let these go their way. Mr. Locke would translate the next verse, For the Lord, finishing and contracting the account, in righteousness, shall make a short or small remainder in the earth.—A metaphor taken from an account, wherein the matter is so ordered, that the overplus or remainder, standing still upon the account, is very little. Compare Isa... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Romans 9:27

27-29. Esaias also crieth—"But Isaiah crieth"—an expression denoting a solemn testimony openly borne (John 1:15; John 7:28; John 7:37; John 12:44; Acts 23:6; Acts 24:21). concerning Israel, Though the number of the children—"sons" of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a—"the" remnant—that is, the elect remnant only shall be saved. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Romans 9:19-29

4. God’s mercy toward Israel 9:19-29Next Paul dealt with a question that rises out of what he had just argued for, namely, God’s freedom to extend mercy to whom He will. Is it not logical that if God is going to show mercy to whom He will, in spite of human actions and merit, that human actions really provide no basis for His judging us? Is not the basis of judgment really God’s will rather than human actions? read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Romans 9:27-28

Israel’s election as a nation did not preclude God’s judgment of the unbelievers in it. His mercy and faithfulness are observable in His sparing a remnant. Isaiah 10:22-23 anticipated the depletion of Israel through Sennacherib’s invasion. That was God’s instrument of judgment. When Paul wrote, the believing remnant of Israel was within the church, as it is today. read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Romans 9:27

9:27 Israel, (c-5) See Isaiah 10:22 ,Isaiah 10:23 . read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 9:1-33

The Rejection of Israel no Disparagement or Disproof of the GospelThe Apostle sorrows over the exclusion of Israel (Romans 9:1-5), but their exclusion does not involve any breach of God’s promises, for He always made a selection, even among the members of the chosen family (Romans 9:6-13). This cannot be unjust, for God has stated it to be His method (Romans 9:14-18). We should have no right to cavil, even if God seemed to use us sternly (Romans 9:19-21). But He has acted with mercy (Romans... read more