Romans: Israel and God's mercy

 Israel and GOD’S MERCY

Structure:

a. 9:1-5, They are Israelites

  b. 9:6-13, God’s plan might continue

    c. 9:14, What then are we to say?

      d. 9:15-16, I will show mercy to whom I will 

      d’. 9:17-18, He has mercy upon whom He will

    c’. 9:19, You will say to me then?

  b’. 9:20-23, does the potter have control

a’. 9:24-29, Israelites – in numbers vs. saved.

Text: 9:1-18 

The benefits of Israel, to them belong:

1. adoption

2. glory

3. covenant

4. Giving of the Law/Torah

5. worship

6. promises

7. patriarchs

8. Messiah/Christ

True children – through Isaac, through Jacob:

Promise to Abraham, promise to Rebekah vs. the results of these promises more than 1000 years later – v.13 “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”

Mercy and compassion of God does not depend on human will or exertion (9:16; cp. Eph. 2:8-9).   

Pharaoh’s case – God raised him to glorify His name (after Pharaoh rejected the will of God numerus times).