Romans 9 (Part 1): Israel's Privileges and National Setting
Part 1 of 4 • ⏱️ 2-Min Read Passage: Romans 9:1-5 Scripture Focus: "Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises;" (Rom.9:4) Today's Lesson Romans 9 begins a distinct dispensational section where Paul addresses the temporary setting aside of national Israel. As the apostle of the Gentiles, Paul expresses heavy sorrow for his kinsmen according to the flesh, but he carefully distinguishes Israel's specific administrative program from the present dispensation of grace. In verses 4 and 5, Paul lists the unique spiritual assets committed exclusively to Israel: the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the law, the sanctuary service, the promises, the fathers, and the human lineage of Christ Himself. This inventory defines Israel's unique historical function under their covenant program. None of these covenants or legal services were assigned to the Body of Chri...