Romans 9:4

Romans 9:4

2 ^athat I have great sorrow and continual grief in my heart.

3 For ^aI could wish that I myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my¹ countrymen according to the flesh,

4 who are Israelites, ^ato whom pertain the adoption, ^bthe glory, ^cthe covenants, ^dthe giving of the law, ^ethe service of God, and ^fthe promises;

5 ^aof whom are the fathers and from ^bwhom, according to the flesh, Christ came, ^cwho is over all, the eternally blessed God. Amen.

Israel’s Rejection and God’s Purpose

6 ^aBut it is not that the word of God has taken no effect. For ^bthey are not all Israel who are of Israel,

7 ^anor are they all children because they are the seed of Abraham; but, ^b“In Isaac your seed shall be called.”

8 That is, those who are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God; but ^athe children of the promise are counted as the seed.

9 For this is the word of promise: ^a“At this time I will come and Sarah shall have a son.”

10 And not only this, but when ^aRebecca also had conceived by one man, even by our father Isaac

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

<< Romans 9:3

Romans 9:5 >>

Who (oitinev). The very ones who, inasmuch as they.

Israelites (Israhleitai). Covenant name of the chosen people.

Whose (wn). Predicate genitive of the relative, used also again with oi paterev. For "the adoption" (h uioqesia) see Romans 8:15.

The glory (h doca). The Shekinah Glory of God (Romans 3:23) and used of Jesus in James 2:1.

The covenants (ai diaqhkai). Plural because renewed often (Genesis 6:18; Genesis 9:9; Genesis 15:18; Genesis 17:2, Genesis 17:7, Genesis 17:9; Exodus 2:24).

The giving of the law (h nomoqesia). Old word, here only in N.T., from nomov and tiqhmi.

The service (h latreia). The temple service (Hebrews 9:1, Hebrews 9:6).

The fathers (oi paterev). The patriarchs (Acts 3:13; Acts 7:32).

**Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Romans 9:4:**

Luke 2:32
John 4:22
Romans 10:1
Romans 11:28
Romans 11:29
Romans 12:1
Romans 15:8
2 Corinthians 3:15
Galatians 4:4
Ephesians 1:5
1 Thessalonians 2:15
Titus 1:2
Hebrews 9:1
James 2:1

<< Romans 9:3

Romans 9:5 >>

DISCLAIMER: Church of the Great God (CGG) provides these resources to aid the individual in studying the Bible. However, it is up to the individual to "prove all things, and hold fast to that which is good" (I Thessalonians 5:21). The content of these resources does not necessarily reflect the views of CGG. They are provided for information purposes only.