Bible Commentaries
Romans 10

Verse 3

Verse 3

God's righteousness; the way in which God will really justify the sinner.

Verse 5

Verse 5

Leviticus 18:5. The quotation is intended to show that obedience, that is perfect obedience, which the apostle had before proved to be unattainable, was the only condition on which men could be saved by the law.

Romans 10:6-8. (See Deuteronomy 30:11-14.) The first clause in each verse is quoted from that passage; the last expresses the application, which Paul makes of the language to salvation by Christ. The idea is, that salvation by faith in Christ is ready at hand, and is freely offered to all.

Romans 10:9,Romans 10:10. We are thus taught that the faith of the believer must not only be heartfelt and sincere, but it must be openly avowed.

Verse 11

Verse 11

Whosoever; whether Gentile or Jew.--Ashamed; disappointed.

Verse 13

Verse 13

Shall call upon the name of the Lord; shall look to Jesus, and rely upon him, instead of upon their own good deeds.

Verse 15

Verse 15

How beautiful are the feet; how welcome is the coming.

Verse 17

Verse 17

By the word of God; by the public preaching of the word of God.

Verse 18

Verse 18

Their sound; the voices of the preachers of the gospel. The language is quoted from Psalms 19:4, and is here employed to express the extensive promulgation which the gospel had received.

Verse 19

Verse 19

Did not Israel know? Did they not know that the favor of God which they rejected was to be bestowed on the Gentile nations?--Them that are no people; the Gentiles.--A foolish nation; a people despised.

Verse 21

Verse 21

The intent and meaning of the several detached verses of this chapter, and their general bearing upon the subject of discussion, seem sufficiently clear; but the manner in which they were logically related to each other in the author's mind is less obvious. The links of connection are variously supplied by the conjectures of commentators.