Romans 11:28

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sakes.

Are enemies

But

Romans 11:7

Isaiah 41:8

Are beloved

General references

Micah 7:20

Luke 1:55

Bible References

Are enemies

I ask, then, have they stumbled in order to fall? Absolutely not! On the contrary, by their stumbling, salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel jealous.

Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a nation producing its fruit.

But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and began to oppose what Paul was saying by insulting him.

But the Jews who refused to believe stirred up and poisoned the minds of the Gentiles against the brothers.

But when they resisted and blasphemed, he shook his robe

and told them, “Your blood is on your own heads! I am innocent. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”

who killed both the Lord Jesus and the prophets and persecuted us; they displease God and are hostile to everyone,

But

What then? Israel did not find what it was looking for, but the elect did find it. The rest were hardened,

But you, Israel, My servant,
Jacob, whom I have chosen,
descendant of Abraham, My friend—

Are beloved

I will make your offspring as numerous as the stars of the sky, I will give your offspring all these lands, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed by your offspring,

Your offspring will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out toward the west, the east, the north, and the south. All the peoples on earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.

“But if they will confess their sin and the sin of their fathers—their unfaithfulness that they practiced against Me, and how they acted with hostility toward Me,

He will not leave you, destroy you, or forget the covenant with your fathers that He swore to them by oath, because the Lord your God is a compassionate God.

“The Lord was devoted to you and chose you, not because you were more numerous than all peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples.

but remember that the Lord your God gives you the power to gain wealth, in order to confirm His covenant He swore to your fathers, as it is today.

You are not going to take possession of their land because of your righteousness or your integrity. Instead, the Lord your God will drive out these nations before you because of their wickedness, in order to keep the promise He swore to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

Yet the Lord was devoted to your fathers and loved them. He chose their descendants after them—He chose you out of all the peoples, as it is today.

He remembers His covenant forever,
the promise He ordained
for a thousand generations—

the Lord appeared to him from far away.
I have loved you with an everlasting love;
therefore, I have continued to extend faithful love to you.

You will show loyalty to Jacob
and faithful love to Abraham,
as You swore to our fathers
from days long ago.

He has helped His servant Israel,
mindful of His mercy,

General references

You will show loyalty to Jacob
and faithful love to Abraham,
as You swore to our fathers
from days long ago.

just as He spoke to our ancestors,
to Abraham and his descendants forever.