Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
And again, Esaias saith— (Isaiah 11:10).
There shall be a—"the"
root of Jesse—meaning, not "He from whom Jesse sprang," but "He that is sprung from Jesse" (that is, Jesse's son David)—see Revelation 22:16.
and he that shall rise, etc.—So the Septuagint in substantial, though not verbal, agreement with the original.
Now—"For" is the true reading: the apostle is merely assigning an additional motive to Christian forbearance.
I say that Jesus Christ was—"hath become"
a minister of the circumcision—a remarkable expression, meaning "the Father's Servant for the salvation of the circumcision (or, of Israel)."
for the truth of God—to make good the veracity of God towards His ancient people.
to confirm the—Messianic
promises made unto the fathers—To cheer the Jewish believers, whom he might seem to have been disparaging, and to keep down Gentile pride, the apostle holds up Israel's salvation as the primary end of Christ's mission. But next after this, Christ was sent.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Romans 15:12:
Genesis 49:10
Isaiah 10:34
Isaiah 11:10
Romans 15:1
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