Romans 11:11

2. Resultant Benefits of Israel’s Fall to Gentiles Glorious yet Conditional , Romans 11:11-22 .

11. Stumbled… fall Palliating the apostasy of the Jews, the apostle distinguishes between a mere stumble and a fall. The former indicates recoverability, the latter finality of failure.

Provoke… jealousy Arouse them by the rich display of mercy through the Gospel to an emulation for seeking like blessings. Our Saviour confined his ministry to the Jews; for reason see note on Matthew 10:0. The apostles first preached to Jews. Paul first preached to Jews, and it was not until by them rejected that he said, “Since ye count yourselves unworthy of eternal life we go to the Gentiles.” (Acts 13:46.) And so at the Rome to which this epistle is written he said to the rejecting Jews, “The salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and they will hear it.” (See Acts 28:28.) Thus did the fall of the Jews become the riches of the Gentiles.