Romans 11

1:1 called (f-7) ‘A called apostle,’ i.e. an apostle by (divine) calling. Cf. ver. 7 ‘called saints,’ and see note there.

Romans 11:2

11:2 Israel? (r-29) See 1 Kings 19:14-18 .

Romans 11:4

11:4 Baal. (a-23) ‘Baal’ has the feminine article. It was adored in Syria in masculine and feminine characters.

Romans 11:6

11:6 since (b-9) See Note, Matthew 18:32 .

Romans 11:7

11:7 blinded, (c-24) Or ‘hardened,’ ‘made obdurate in heart.’

Romans 11:8

11:8 written, (d-5) See Deuteronomy 29:4 ; Isaiah 6:9 ,Isaiah 6:10 ; Isaiah 29:10 .

Romans 11:9

11:9 says, (e-3) See Psalms 69:22-23 .

Romans 11:21

11:21 either. (f-18) This is another case where the grammatical structure is not complete. It may well be taken, ‘fear … lest he spare not thee;’ the beginning of ver. 21 adding a supplementary thought, of which the apostle’s mind was full; still it is a broken phrase.

Romans 11:22

11:22 abide (g-23) The subjunctive, ‘if thou shouldest abide,’ or ‘abidest.’ There are three degrees of condition in Greek. indicative, if the fact arrives; subjunctive, doubtful if it will; and conditional, of uncertain probability.

Romans 11:25

11:25 blindness (a-25) Or ‘obdurateness,’ as ver. 7.

Romans 11:26

11:26 written, (b-12) See Isaiah 59:20-21 .

Romans 11:29

11:29 repentance. (c-13) i.e. ‘irrevocable.’ The Greek only occurs here and 2 Corinthians 7:10 , ’never to be regretted.’

Romans 11:30

11:30 believed (d-9) See Note q, ch. 10.21.

Romans 11:31

11:31 mercy. (e-20) This means that the Jews would not believe in the mercy shown to the Gentiles, and thus lost the glad tidings of the grace of God for themselves; and thus, their right to the promises being gone, they come in at the end as objects of mere mercy, as any poor Gentile might be, though, by that mercy, God accomplishes his promises, to which, as to their present responsibility, they had lost all title. It is this which gives rise to the apostle’s expressions of admiration as to the wisdom of God.

Romans 11:33

11:33 God! (f-12) Or ‘O depth of God’s riches, and wisdom, and knowledge.’

Romans 11:35

11:35 him? (g-14) See Isaiah 40:13 ; Job 41:11 .

Romans 11:36

11:36 of (h-2) ‘Of,’ ek ; ’through,’ dia ; ‘for,’ eis .