1. I say then, has God cast away His people?  Certainly not!  For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.
2. God has not cast away His people whom He fore-knew.  Or do you not know what the Scripture says of Elijah, how he pleads with God against Israel, saying,  (Jer. 33:26)
3. "Lord, they have killed Your prophets and torn down Your altars, and I alone am left, and they seek my life?"  (1 Kin. 19:10;   1 Kin. 19:14)
4. But what does the divine response say to him?  "I have reserved for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal."  (1 Kin. 19:18)
5. Even so then, at this present time there is a remnant according to the election of grace.
6. And if by grace, then it is no longer of works; otherwise grace is no longer grace.  But if it is of works, it is no longer grace; otherwise work is no longer work.  (Eph. 2:9)
11. I say then, have they stumbled that they should fall?  Certainly not!  But through their fall, to provoke them to jealousy, salvation has come to the Gentiles.  (Is. 42:6-7;   Acts 28:28;   Rom. 10:19)
14. if by any means I may provoke to jealousy those who are my flesh and save some to them.  (James 5:20)
22. Therefore consider the goodness and severity of God: on those who fell, severity; but toward you, goodness, if you continue in His goodness.  Otherwise you also will be cut off.  (Ps. 31:19)
23. And they also, if they do not continue in unbelief, will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again.  (2 Cor. 3:16)
24. For if you were cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and were grafted contrary to nature into a good olive tree, how much more will these, who are the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree?
25. For I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be wise in your own opinion, that hardening in part has happened to Israel until the fulness of the Gentiles has come in.
26. And all Israel will be saved, as it is written:
"The Deliverer will come out of Zion,  (Is. 59:20&21)
and He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob;
27. For this is My covenant with them,
    when I take away their sins."  (Is. 27:9;   Jer. 31:34;   Heb. 8:12)
28. Concerning the gospel they are enemies for your sake, but concerning the election they are beloved for the sake of the fathers.  (Deut. 7:8;   Deut. 10:15)
29. For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.  (Num. 23:19)
    
30. For as you were once disobedient to God, yet have now obtained mercy through their disobedience,  (Eph. 2:2)
31. even so these also have now been disobedient, that through the mercy shown you they also may obtain mercy.
    
32. For God has committed them all to disobedience, that He might have mercy on all.
33. Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God!  How unsearchable are His judgements and His ways past finding out!  (Ps. 145:3;   Eccl. 3:11;   Is. 40:28)      (PASS ON TO A FRIEND)
34. "For who has known the mind of the Lord?
    Or who has become His counsellor?  (Job 15:8;   Is. 40:13;   Jer. 23:18)
35. "Or who has first given to Him
    and it shall be repaid to him?  (Job 41:11)
36. For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to whom be glory forever,
    Amen.  (Eph. 3:21)

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