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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Romans 9:6-8

Romans 9:6-8. Not as though The original expression, ουχ οιον δε οτι , is rather obscure; but Erasmus supplying, after the Greek scholiast, the words τουτο ου λεγω , seems to have given the sense of it thus; I do not say this, that the word of God hath fallen, namely, to the ground, without effect. The apostle’s meaning is, that nothing he had now said concerning the rejection of the greater part of the Jews, drew any such consequence after it, as that the word of God (that is, his... 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 9:8

counted . Greek. logizomai. See Romans 2:26 . for . Greek. eis . App-104 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Romans 9:8

That is, it is not the children of the flesh that are children of God; but the children of the promise are reckoned for a seed.With what deliberate caution Paul approached the dreadful announcement he was obligated to deliver to his beloved kinsmen! He first laid the logical support of what he had to say by citations from the Old Testament scriptures, and then built up the premises upon which he would rest his conclusion. This verse spells out the deduction to be made from the history of... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Romans 9:6-13

2. God’s election of Israel 9:6-13Paul’s train of thought unfolds as follows in these verses. Because God’s election of Israel did not depend on natural descent (Romans 9:6-10) or human merit (Romans 9:11-14), Israel’s disobedience cannot nullify God’s determined purpose for the nation. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Romans 9:8

It was not all the natural children of Abraham that God had in mind when He spoke of blessing Abraham’s seed uniquely. It was only of the children born supernaturally in fulfillment of God’s promise to Abraham about seed that He was speaking, namely, Isaac’s descendants."What counts is grace, not race." [Note: N. T. Wright, The Climax of the Covenant, p. 238.] 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

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 9:1-36

It was obvious that the Church of Christ was coming to be almost entirely a Gentile Church, and that the Jews as a whole were refusing to accept Jesus as their Messiah. The Jew argued from this fact that Christianity could not be true. For if the Christian Church were really the fulfilment of the promised Messianic kingdom, and if the Jews were shut out from it, then God’s promises to the Jews in the OT. would have been broken, which could not be imagined.In Romans 9-11, St. Paul grapples with... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Romans 9:6-13

(6-13) Now follows a vindication of the dealings of God in rejecting Israel. And this is divided into three parts. Part 1 extends to the end of Romans 9:13, and the object of it is to clear the way by defining the true limits of the promise. It was not really to all Israel that the promise was given, but only to a particular section of Israel. read more