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Did God Make a Mistake?

• Romans 9
• Chapter 8

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• Romans 8 doctrinal teaching
• Romans 12-15 practical duties
• Romans 9 Israels past election
• Romans 10 Israels present rejection
• Roans 11 Israels future restoration
• Israel the only nation with the complete
  history past, present, and future
• Attributes of God in Romans 9
• His faithfulness (1-13)
• His Righteousness (14-18)
• His justice (19-29)
• His grace (30-33)

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• Gods Faithfulness (1-13)
• Theme Gods election of Israel
• Blessings of election
• Adoption of Israel by God ad His people (Ex
  422-23)
• Glory in tabernacle temple (Ex 4034-38 I
  King 810-11)
• Covenants (Abrahamic, Moses, Davidic)
• Laws to govern their political, social,
  religious life
• Service of God
• Purpose Jesus through Israel might come into the
  world
• Israel failed, or took none effect
• It was not of natural descent (6-10)
• God chose Isaac by Sarah
• God chose Jacob
• Not on physical

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• It is not of human merit (11-18)
• God chose Jacob
• Choice based not on character or conduct
• 913 refers to Malachi 12-3
• Refers to a nation, not sinners
• Gods Righteousness (14-18)
• Election, matter of grace
• Gods mercy according to compassion according to
  Gods will, not mans will
• Pharaoh Moses, both sinners murderers
• God is holy punishes sins, but He is also
  loving desires to save sinners
• Hardening of Pharaoh (18)
• At least 15 times in Exodus 15

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• Pharaoh hardened his heart God hardened his
  heart
• Gods Justice (919-29)
• Who are we to argue with God? (19-21)
• God, the potter and we, the clay
• Divine sovereignty
• Fitted (22) fitted himself for destruction, not
  God
• God prepares men for glory (23)
• God reveals mercy in Israel power wrath in
  Egypt
• Gods purpose was to form His church from both
  Jews Gentiles (24)
• Prophesied

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• God turns from Jews to Gentiles (Hosea 223)
• New people being called Gods people sons of
  the living God (Hosea 110)
• Only remnants would be saved (Isa 10 22-23)
• Gods work of judgment during tribulation
• Gods grace in Isa 19 in sparing the believeing
  remnants
• Election made possible the salvation of Gentiles
• God rejected Gentiles chose the Jews so that
  Through Jews Gentiles can be saved
• Gods grace (930-33)
• Divine sovereignty to human responsibility
• Jews sought righteousness, but didnt find it,
  while the Gentiles wasnt searching found it

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• Jews attempted to be saved by works, not faith
  through grace
• No difference for all have sinned (Romans
  322-23)
• Israels rejection means Gentiles salvation
• Christ, Gods stone of salvation (Isa 2816)
• Christ, the stumbling stone (Ps 11822)
• Righteousness
• Good work or character or by grace through faith
  (Eph 28-9)
• Not a question of whether we r among elect
• Whosoever will (Rev 2217)
• Israels rejection of Christ does not deny the
  faithfulness of God