the Week of Christ the King / Proper 29 / Ordinary 34
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Romans 11:7
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So this is what has happened: The people of Israel wanted God's blessing, but they did not all get it. The people he chose did get his blessing, but the others became hard and refused to listen to him.
What then? Israel failed to obtain what it sought. The elect obtained it, but the rest were hardened,
What then? Israel hath not obtayned that that he sought. No but yet the election hath obtayned it. The remnaunt are blynded
What then? That which Yisra'el seeks for, that he didn't obtain, but the election obtained it, and the rest were hardened.
What, then, does this mean?does this mean">[fn] It means that Israel failed to obtain what it was striving for, but those who were chosen obtained it. However, the rest were hardened.Romans 9:31; 10:3;">[xr]
What then? What Israel is seeking, it has not obtained, but those who were chosen obtained it, and the rest were hardened;
So this is what has happened: Although the Israelites tried to be right with God, they did not succeed, but the ones God chose did become right with him. The others were made stubborn and refused to listen to God.
What then? that which Israel seeks for, that he did not obtain; but the election obtained it, and the rest were hardened:
What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded.
What then? Israel failed to obtain what it was seeking. The elect obtained it, but the rest were hardened,
What then? That which Israel seeks for, that he didn't obtain, but the election obtained it, and the rest were hardened.
What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh, but the election hath obtained, and the rest were blinded.
How then does the matter stand? It stands thus. That which Israel are in earnest pursuit of, they have not obtained; but God's chosen servants have obtained it, and the rest have become hardened.
What thanne? Israel hath not getun this that he souyte, but eleccioun hath getun; and the othere ben blyndid.
What then? That which Israel seeketh for, that he obtained not; but the election obtained it, and the rest were hardened:
What then? What Israel was seeking, it failed to obtain, but the elect did. The others were hardened,
This means that only a chosen few of the people of Israel found what all of them were searching for. And the rest of them were stubborn,
What then? Israel failed to obtain what it was seeking [that is, God's favor by obedience to the Law], but the elect [those chosen few] obtained it, while the rest of them became hardened and callously indifferent;
What then? That which Israel seeketh for, that he obtained not; but the election obtained it, and the rest were hardened:
What then? That which Israel was searching for he did not get, but those of the selection got it and the rest were made hard.
What follows is that Isra'el has not attained the goal for which she is striving. The ones chosen have obtained it, but the rest have been made stonelike,
What [is it] then? What Israel seeks for, that he has not obtained; but the election has obtained, and the rest have been blinded,
What then, That which Israel sought he hath not found; but the election hath found: but the rest of them are blinded in their hearts.
What then? Israel did not obtain that which it sought: but the election obtained it; and the rest of them were blinded in their heart,
What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for, but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded,
So this is the situation: Most of the people of Israel have not found the favor of God they are looking for so earnestly. A few have—the ones God has chosen—but the hearts of the rest were hardened.
This is the way it was. Many Jews did not get what they were looking for. Only those God chose received it. The hearts of the others were made hard. They could not understand it.
What then? Israel failed to obtain what it was seeking. The elect obtained it, but the rest were hardened,
What then? Israel hath not obtained that he sought: but the election hath obteined it, and the rest haue bene hardened,
What then? Israel has not obtained that which he sought; but the elected ones have obtained it, and the rest were blinded in their hearts.
What then? That which Israel seeketh after, the same, it hath not obtained: - the election, however, have obtained it, and, the rest, have been hardened; -
What then? That which Israel sought, he hath not obtained: but the election hath obtained it. And the rest have been blinded.
What then? Israel hath not obtayned that which he sought: but the election hath obtayned it, the remnaunt hath ben blynded,
What then? The people of Israel did not find what they were looking for. It was only the small group that God chose who found it; the rest grew deaf to God's call.
What then? Israel did not find what it was looking for, but the elect did find it. The rest were hardened,
What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded.
What then? What Israel was searching for, this it did not obtain. But the elect obtained it, and the rest were hardened,
What then? What Israel seeks, this it did not obtain, but the election obtained it , and the rest were hardened;
What then? What Israel doth seek after, this it did not obtain, and the chosen did obtain, and the rest were hardened,
What the? Israel hath not optayned yt which he soughte, but the eleccion hath optayned it. As for ye other, they are blynded.
"What then, hath not Israel obtained what he sought for?" no, but the chosen remnant have obtained it, and the rest are obdurate to this day,
And then what happened? Well, when Israel tried to be right with God on her own, pursuing her own self-interest, she didn't succeed. The chosen ones of God were those who let God pursue his interest in them, and as a result received his stamp of legitimacy. The "self-interest Israel" became thick-skinned toward God. Moses and Isaiah both commented on this: Fed up with their quarrelsome, self-centered ways, God blurred their eyes and dulled their ears, Shut them in on themselves in a hall of mirrors, and they're there to this day. David was upset about the same thing: I hope they get sick eating self-serving meals, break a leg walking their self-serving ways. I hope they go blind staring in their mirrors, get ulcers from playing at god.
What then? Israel failed to obtain what it was diligently seeking, but the elect obtained it. The rest were hardened,
So, here's the deal amigos, most folks ain't come to God for the life they've been prowling the brush for. There have been a few, but those are the ones he has chosen. The rest of their hearts have become hardened.
What then? What Israel is seeking, it has not obtained, but those who were chosen obtained it, and the rest were hardened;
What then? What Israel is seeking, it has not obtained, but the chosen obtained it, and the rest were hardened;
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What then: Romans 3:9, Romans 6:15, 1 Corinthians 10:19, Philippians 1:18
Israel: Romans 9:31, Romans 9:32, Romans 10:3, Proverbs 1:28, Luke 13:24, Hebrews 12:17
but the election: That is, the elect, the abstract being used for the concrete. So the Jews or the circumcised people, are called Israel, or the circumcision. Romans 11:5, Romans 8:28-30, Romans 9:23, Ephesians 1:4, 2 Thessalonians 2:13, 2 Thessalonians 2:14, 1 Peter 1:2
and the rest: Isaiah 6:10, Isaiah 44:18, Matthew 13:14, Matthew 13:15, John 12:40, 2 Corinthians 3:14, 2 Corinthians 4:4, 2 Thessalonians 2:10-12
blinded: or, hardened, Romans 9:18
Reciprocal: Leviticus 14:45 - break down Numbers 26:56 - General Deuteronomy 28:29 - grope Deuteronomy 29:4 - General 2 Kings 6:18 - Smite this people Isaiah 42:19 - Who is blind Isaiah 45:4 - Jacob Ezekiel 12:2 - which Ezekiel 20:26 - polluted Joel 2:32 - and in Amos 8:12 - shall run Zephaniah 1:17 - they shall Zechariah 11:3 - for their Zechariah 11:11 - knew Zechariah 11:17 - the sword Mark 3:5 - hardness Luke 8:10 - that seeing Luke 19:42 - but John 8:27 - General John 9:39 - might be John 10:26 - because John 12:35 - lest Acts 13:11 - thou Acts 13:41 - for Acts 13:48 - and as Acts 19:9 - divers Romans 9:11 - according Romans 11:25 - blindness Romans 11:28 - but Galatians 2:17 - while Galatians 4:30 - Cast 1 Thessalonians 5:9 - obtain 1 Peter 2:10 - obtained
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Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all [fn] the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth."
Then the LORD God said, "Behold, the man has become like one of Us, to know good and evil. And now, lest he put out his hand and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever"--
From these the coastland peoples of the Gentiles were separated into their lands, everyone according to his language, according to their families, into their nations.
These were the sons of Ham, according to their families, according to their languages, in their lands and in their nations.
These were the families of the sons of Noah, according to their generations, in their nations; and from these the nations were divided on the earth after the flood.
And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they dwelt there.
And they said, "Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top is in the heavens; let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth."
But the LORD came down to see the city and the tower which the sons of men had built.
After he begot Arphaxad, Shem lived five hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.
Arphaxad lived thirty-five years, and begot Salah.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
What then?.... What can be said to the point the apostle is upon? it is as clear as the sun, out of all question, that God has not cast away all the people of the Jews, nor any whom he foreknew, any age or period of time; neither in the time Elijah, nor in the apostle's, he always having a reserve of some for himself; which reserve is owing to a previous choice of them, and that previous choice to ascribed not to any works of theirs, but to his free grace and sovereign pleasure. Indeed
Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; that is, carnal Israel, the body and bulk of that people; who sought for life and righteousness by their obedience to the law, and which they in general were in quest of, and pursuit after, but did not obtain, though, some of them might imagine they did; for the thing was impracticable and impossible, no life nor righteousness are ever to be had by the law of works; they did not obtain life and righteousness, because they sought them in a wrong place and in a wrong way; they sought them not by faith in Christ Jesus, where they are only to be had, but by their own works, which fall abundantly short of procuring them for them:
but the election hath obtained it. The apostle divides Israel into two parts, "the election and the rest": by "the election" he means, elect men, the remnant among them, whom God had reserved for himself; just as "circumcision" designs circumcised persons, and "uncircumcision" uncircumcised persons, and "calling" called ones, and "righteousness" righteous men and women; see Romans 3:30 2 Peter 3:13. Now these chosen ones obtained mercy, grace, life, and righteousness in Christ, as the apostle himself did, who was one of them; and that by virtue, and in consequence of their election, for which reason the word is here used; hence mercy was shown them, grace was bestowed upon them, the righteousness of Christ was imputed to them, faith was given them, holiness was wrought in them, and they entitled to, and made meet for eternal life: these among Israel then obtained such favours and blessings; and so God's elect, in all ages and nations, obtain the same things, and will obtain; for the purpose of God according to election stands sure, his word and oath are immutable, his covenant inviolable, his grace inalienable, and his power omnipotent:
and the rest were blinded: the non-elect, or those who were not chosen and reserved, to whom Christ was "a stone of stumbling and a rock of offence"; and who "stumbled at the word" of the Gospel, "being disobedient" to the divine revelation, "whereunto they were appointed", 1 Peter 2:8; hence they obtained no mercy, grace, faith, life, righteousness, and eternal salvation, but were "blinded"; left in that native blindness and ignorance, in which they were born and brought up; were blinded by themselves wilfully more and more; as they knew not the Messiah, so neither would they understand; they sinned wilfully against light knowledge; they shut their eyes against all that evidence and demonstration given, of Jesus of Nazareth being the Messiah, by his doctrines and miracles; and they were blinded by Satan, the god of this world, by whom they were led captive; who wrought effectually in them, and stirred up the malice and enmity of their minds against Christ and his Gospel; for they were of their father the devil, and his lusts they would do; and they were also blinded by God himself, so that they could not believe; for after all this, it was but just with God to give them up to judicial blindness and hardness of heart.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
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, or secured, what the seeking on the part of the Jews could not secure. Or the abstract here may be put for the concrete, and the word “election” may mean the same as the elect. The elect, the reserved, the chosen part of the people, have obtained the favor of God.
Hath obtained it - That is, the favor, or mercy, of God.
The rest - The great mass of the people who remained in unbelief, and had rejected the Messiah.
Were blinded - The word in the original means also were hardened ἐπωρώθησαν epōrōthēsan. It comes from a word which signifies properly to become hard, as bones do which are broken and are then united; or as the joints sometimes do when they become callous or stiff. It was probably applied also to the formation of a hard substance in the eye, a cataract; and then means the same as to be blinded. Hence, applied to the mind, it means what is “hard, obdurate, insensible, stupid.” Thus, it is applied to the Jews, and means that they were blind and obstinate; see Mark 6:52, “Their heart was hardened;” Mark 8:17; John 12:40. The word does not occur in any other place in the New Testament. This verse affirms simply that “the rest were hardened,” but it does not affirm anything about the mode by which it was done. In regard to “the election,” it is affirmed that it was of God; Romans 11:4. Of the remainder, the fact of their blindness is simply mentioned, without affirming anything of the cause; see Romans 11:8.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Romans 11:7. What then? — What is the real state of the case before us? Israel-the body of the Jewish people, have not obtained that which they so earnestly desire, i.e. to be continued, as they have been hitherto, the peculiar people of God; but the election hath obtained it-as many of them as have believed in Jesus Christ, and accepted salvation through him: this is the grand scheme of the election by grace; God chooses to make those his peculiar people who believe in his Son, and none other shall enjoy the blessings of his kingdom. Those who would not receive him are blinded; they have shut their eyes against the light, and are in the very circumstances of those mentioned by the Prophet Isaiah, Isaiah 29:10.
