Romans 11:7

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded

What then? ro 3

1 Corinthians 10:19

Philippians 1:18

Israel

But the election

And the rest

2 Thessalonians 2:10

Blinded

Romans 9:18

General references

John 8:27

Bible References

What then? ro 3

What do I mean? you ask. Than an offering made to an idol, or the idol itself, is anything?

But what of that? Only that in some way or other, either with assumed or with real earnestness, Christ is being made known; and at that I rejoice.

Israel

While Israel, which was in search of a Law which would ensure righteousness, failed to discover one.

For, in their ignorance of the Divine Righteousness, and in their eagerness to set up a righteousness of their own, they refused to accept with submission the Divine Righteousness.

"Strive to go in by the small door. Many, I tell you, will seek to go in, but they will not be able,

For you know that even afterwards, when he wished to claim his father's blessing, he was rejected--for he never found an opportunity to repair his error--though he begged for the blessing with tears.

But the election

And so in our own time, too, there is to be found a remnant of our nation selected by God in love.

But we do know that God causes all things to work together for the good of those who love him-those who have received the Call in accordance with his purpose.

So as to make known his surpassing glory in dealing with the objects of his mercy, whom he prepared beforehand for glory,

For he chose us in our union with Christ before the creation of the universe, that we might be holy and blameless in his sight, living in the spirit of love.

But, Brothers, whom the Lord loves, it is our duty always to thank God about you, for, from the first, God chose you for Salvation through the purifying influence of the Spirit, and your belief in the Truth.

and who were chosen in accordance with the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the consecration of the Spirit, to learn obedience, and to be purified by the sprinkling of the Blood of Jesus Christ, from Peter, an Apostle of Jesus Christ. May blessing and peace be yours in ever-increasing measure.

And the rest

And in them is being fulfilled that prophecy of Isaiah which says--'You will hear with your ears without ever understanding, And, though you have eyes, you will see without ever perceiving,

'He has blinded their eyes, and blunted their mind, so that they should not see with their eyes, and perceive with their mind, and turn--And I should heal them.'

But their minds were slow to learn. Indeed, to this very day, at the public reading of the Old Covenant, the same veil remains unlifted; only for those who are in union with Christ does it pass away.

Men whose minds have been blinded by the God of this Age, unbelievers as they are, so that the light from the Good News of the glory of the Christ, who is the very incarnation of God, should not shine for them.

to the ruin of those who are on the path to destruction, because they have never received and loved the Truth to their own Salvation.

Blinded

So, then, where God wills, he takes pity, and where he wills, he hardens the heart.

General references

They did not understand that he meant the Father.