Romans 11:11-27

As we began our last study in chapter 11, Paul made it quite clear that God had not permanently cast away His chosen people, Israel. Paul now continues in chapter 11 establishing that Israel has not stumbled and fallen beyond recovery. Paul's answer is firm. Israel has absolutely not fallen beyond recovery. God has elected Israel. In spite of their current rejection of Jesus as their Messiah, the promises that God made to Abraham and the patriarchs stand. Israels rejection of Christ does in no way nullify God's unconditional promise of their future restoration.Paul now speaks directly to the gentile church. He wants us to understand first that our salvation was made available to us because of the falling away of Israel. We are enjoying the blessings of God's promises made to Abraham. However, our salvation is meant to provoke Israel to jealousy in order that they would indeed one day embrace Jesus as their messiah.Furthermore, he warns extensively against spiritual pride. Paul makes clear that our understanding of who Israel is according to the word of God is essential. Paul reveals a previously unrevealed truth. Blindness in part has happened to Israel, but that blindness will be removed when the fullness of the gentiles comes in. The rapture of the church will bring the fullness of the gentiles to completion. Then will Israel's blindness and hardening be removed. As Paul declares according to scripture, all of Israel will be saved. A failure to understand Israel according to the scriptures will lead to the despicable transgression of spiritual pride. It will cause us to be ignorant with an inflated opinion of who we truly are.Israel will be restored. We cannot even begin to imagine how glorious it will be when they are fully restored. Jesus is coming soon and when He does, all of Israel will recognized and receive Him as their Messiah. What a glorious day that will be!

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11 I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy.

12 Now if the fall of them be the riches of the world, and the diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fulness?

13 For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office:

14 If by any means I may provoke to emulation them which are my flesh, and might save some of them.

15 For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead?

16 For if the firstfruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches.

17 And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert graffed in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree;

18 Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.

19 Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be graffed in.

20 Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:

21 For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee.

22 Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.

23 And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be graffed in: for God is able to graff them in again.

24 For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert graffed contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, be graffed into their own olive tree?

25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.

26 And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:

27 For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.

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