Consider therefore the kindness and sternness of God; sternness to those who fell, but kindness to you, provided that you continue in his kindness. Otherwise, you will also be cut off. And if they do not persist in unbelief, they will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again. After all, […]
Bible Study Devotional – Day 66 – Commentary Romans 11:18-21) -Who are the Children of Abraham?
If some of the branches have been broken off, and you, though a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others and now share in the nourishing sap from the olive root do not boast over those branches. If you do consider this: you do not support the root, but the root supports […]
Bible Study Devotional – Day 65 – Commentary Romans 11:17a – Will Jewish people be saved? Part 2
If the part of the dough offered as firstfruits is holy, then the whole batch is holy; (Romans 11:17a) Sour dough bread from an artisan bakery tastes heavenly! It is made from mother dough, a mixture of ordinary ingredients, unbleached flour and water. In 12 hours, the mixture of flour and water bubbles and […]
Bible Study Devotional – Day 64 – Commentary Romans 11:7-15 – Why Jewish people don’t believe in Jesus – Part 2 – Will Jewish people be saved? – Part 1
What then? What Israel sought so earnestly it did not obtain, but the elect did? The others were hardened, as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes so that they could not see and ears so that they could not hear, to this very day.” And David says, “May their table […]
Bible Study Devotional – Day 63 – Commentary Romans 11:1-6 – Does God reject me?
I ask then, did God reject his people? By no means! I am an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin. God did not reject his people, whom he foreknew. Don’t you know what the Scripture says in the passage about Elijah – how he appealed to God against Israel: “Lord, […]
Bible Study Devotional – Day 62 – Commentary Romans 10:16-21 – Why don’t Jewish people believe in Jesus?- Part 1
But not all the Israelites responded to the good news. For Isaiah says, “Lord who has believed our message?” Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ. But I ask, did they not hear? Of course, they did: “Their voice has gone out into all the […]