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ROMANS 9

THE NINE SPIRITUAL ADVANTAGES OF THIS SOVEREIGN SELECTION (9:1-5)

Paul's grief over Israel (9:1-3):

God's gifts to Israel (9:4-5)

They are a special nation (9:4a).

They have been adopted by God (9:4b, 5).

They have had God's glory revealed to them (9:4c).

They have been given the covenants (9:4d).

They have been given the law (9:4e).

They have the privilege of worshiping him (9:4f).

They have the messianic promises (9:4g).

They have a godly ancestry (9:5a).

They are the people from which Christ came (9:5b).

THE FIVE PERSONAL EXAMPLES OF THIS SOVEREIGN SELECTION (9:6-29)

The example of Ishmael and Isaac (9:6-10):

The example of Esau and Jacob (9:11-13)

What God did (9:12b-13):

When God did it (9:11a, 12a):

Why God did it (9:11b):

The example of Pharaoh (9:14-24)

The facts involved (9:15-18)

God determined to pardon sinful Israel with undeserved grace (9:15-16).

God determined to punish sinful Pharaoh with deserved judgment (9:17-18).

The fairness involved (9:14, 19-24)

In light of this, is God righteous? Yes! (9:14, 21-24).

As a potter creates vessels, God creates nations (9:14, 21-22).

As a potter controls those vessels, God controls nations (9:23-24).

In light of this, is man responsible? Yes! (9:19-20):

The example from Hosea (9:25-26):

The example from Isaiah (9:27-29):

Out of the millions of Israelites, only a small remnant will be saved (Isa. 10:22-23) (9:27-28).

Even the remnant would perish apart from the grace of God (Isa. 1:9) (9:29).

THE TWO GRAND CONCLUSIONS CONCERNING THIS SOVEREIGN SELECTION (9:30-33)

Through faith the Gentiles have found righteousness without even seeking it (9:30).

Through the law Israel has not found righteousness even after seeking it (9:31-33).

The seeking (9:31-32):

The stumbling (9:33):