Israel Rejects the Gospel
Romans 10:14-21
Israel disobeyed and rejected God's compassion to save. Please don't do the same mistake. Receive God's gift of eternal life in Christ.
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Published September 4th, 2017
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Not all Israel obeyed the gospel, even though they heard and understood the good news of the Messiah.
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Romans 10:14-21
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How then shall they call on Him
Though it says: "whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved", Israel will not call on Him
in whom they have not believed?
if they have not believed Him.
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And how shall they believe in Him
And they will not believe in Him
of whom they have not heard?
if they have not heard Him.
And how shall they hear
And they will not hear
without a preacher?
if there is no preacher.
And how shall they preach
And they will not preach
unless they are sent?
if they are not send.
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As it is written:
As it is written: "How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, who bring glad tidings of good things!"
“How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace,
Who bring glad tidings of good things!”
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But they have not all obeyed the gospel.
But they have not all obeyed the gospel.
For Isaiah says,
For Isaiah says, "Lord, who has believed our report?"
“ Lord , who has believed our report?”
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So then faith comes by hearing,
Therefore faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
and hearing by the word of God.
But I say, have they not heard?
But I say, have they not heard?
Yes indeed:
Yes indeed: "Their sound has gone out to all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world."
“Their sound has gone out to all the earth,
And their words to the ends of the world.”
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But I say, did Israel not know?
But I say, did Israel not know?
First Moses says:
First Moses says: "I will provoke you to jealousy by those who are not at nation, I will move you to anger by a foolish nation."
“I will provoke you to jealousy by those who are not a nation,
I will move you to anger by a foolish nation.”
But Isaiah is very bold and says:
But Isaiah is very bold and says: "I was found by those who did not seek Me; I was made manifest to those who did not ask for Me."
“I was found by those who did not seek Me;
I was made manifest to those who did not ask for Me.”
But to Israel he says:
But to Israel he says: “All day long I have stretched out My hands To a disobedient and contrary people.”
“All day long I have stretched out My hands To a disobedient and contrary people.”
Verse 13 ends with "whoever calls on the name oft the Lord shall be saved." They don't believe Him, and therefore don't call on Him.
"But" is difficult. 14-15 is negative already, 16 seems more like a restatement. How shall they call, believe, hear, preach is the positive of the negative that they have not all obeyed the gospel.
Someone believes by hearing the gospel. Now this is interesting. How does someone hear? By the word of God. The power of the word of God is the mean that brings someone to hearing. It is the same power that spoke creation into existence.
These questions can be restated as conditions: If they don't believe, then they won't call. If they don't hear, they won't believe. If they don't have a preacher, they won't hear...
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Verses 14-16 Israel did not obey the gospel. Verses 17-18 Israel heard the sound of the gospel but did not listen. Verses 19-21 Israel understood the gospel but rejected it. Meditation Israel's disobedience is reflected in Adam's rebellion (Rm 5:12). Just as Adam, Israel chose knowingly to rebel against God's compassion toward His people. The natural mind of the people today do also reflect on Adam's and Israel's rejection of God ( Rm 3:11 ) . Our minds and hearts oppose God intuitively and must be radically changed through God's miracle of the new birth (John 3:3). Why are most people opposed to ultimate hope, purpose, and eternal life? It is because of our rebellious nature ( Rm 1:18-21 ) . However, in every human lingers the knowledge of God and the desire to live forever. People were created with value and purpose. We were not created to die. God offers through His promises hope, purpose and eternal life in Christ (Rm 10:13). What holds you back? Receive Christ, and settle matters of eternity now. Then, your physical death will release you from your weaknesses into a live of full abundance. Death becomes the step through a door into a perfect life with Christ without any weaknesses (Rm 8:22-25).
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