If a man trips and stumbles, he may either rise again or fall and perish. What reasons does Paul give here for his confidence that Israel’s rejection is not final? Answer: In v11-12 I think he is talking once again about the sovereignty of God. God chooses who He will. If the person, in this case Israel, gets off track God does things or allows things to happen that will put that person back on track. I am not saying God is some big manipulator. Rather God is like a loving parent who corrects His children.
Against what spirit does he warn Gentile believers? What lessons ought we to learn for ourselves from God’s dealings with Israel? Answer: Paul warns against pride. Just because God has chosen you does not make you any better than Israel. V21 answers the second part; “For if God did not spare the naturall branches, He will not spare you either.”
How does this passage encourage the vigorous prosecution of Christian mission to the Jews? Answer: I am not sure what he is asking here??
Note
V16. Cf. Num. 15:17-21. As the offering of the first fruits was regarded as consecrating the whole harvest, so in the choice of th patriarchs the whole nation became set apart from God. Cf. v 28.
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