Romans Part 31

THE BOOK OF ROMANS PART 31

ROMANS 11:17-36

V.  God's Righteousness in His Relationship to Israel —Romans 9:1-11:36

A. Consideration of Israel’s Rejection of the Messiah — 9:1-29

B. The Explanation of Israel’s Rejection — 9:30–10:21

C. The Comfort of Israel’s Rejection of their Messiah — 11:1- 36

1. The Rejection of the Messiah Is Not Total — 11:1-10

2. Israel’s Rejection of the Messiah Is Not Final — 11:11-32

a. The Purpose of Israel’s Stumbling — 11:11-15

b. The Rebuke Against False Teaching — 11:16-24

1. Holiness is passed on to the lump and the branches (v16)

2. Natural branches are Jews, wild branches are Gentiles 17

3. Gentiles don’t support the root, the Jews support them 18

4. Branches broken off so gentiles could be grafted in? (v19)

5. Broken off because of unbelief, grafted in on faith (v20a)

6. Do not become proud, but fear (v20b)

7. Gentile blessing is contingent on faith not works (v21-22)

8. Israel’s eventual restoration will be on faith (v23)

9. Israel is the cultivated tree that will be restored (v24)

c. The Promise of Israel’s Restoration — 11:25-32

1. The mystery is the gentiles are fellow heirs and there is  a partial, temporary hardening of the Jews (v25) 2. All Israel, at that time, will be saved (vs 26-27)

3. They are enemies of you, but beloved of God (v28)

4. For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable (v29)

5. Unbelief gives God the opportunity to show mercy (v30)

6. Israel is in disobedience, and now eligible for mercy (v31)

7. All are in disobedience, all may have His mercy (v32)

3. Doxology — 11:33-36

a. The depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God(v33a

b. Unsearchable are his judgments and inscrutable his ways (v33b)

c. Who has known the mind of the Lord or been his counselor (v34)

d. Who has given a gift to him that he might be repaid? (v35)

e. For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen. (v36)