Promises Made, Promises Delivered

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Promises Made, Promises Delivered

• Romans 9

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Israels Failure 1-5

• Paul is deeply grieved. 1
• If it would save Israel, Paul would give up
  Christ. 3

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The Promises Belong To Israel4-5

• The adoption.
• The glory.
• The covenants.
• The giving of the law.
• The worship
• The patriarchs are a part of their heritage.

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Israels FailureDoes not mean God has failed
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Israels Failure, Not Gods
Israels Children Are Spiritual

• Not all who are descended from Israel belong to
  Israel.
• Not all of Abrahams children received the
  promises from God. 7
• God chose people before time to fulfill His
  purpose. 9-12

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God uses People to fulfill His Promises 14-18
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People Complete Gods Promises
Is Injustice on God's Part?

• Mercy Compassion depend on God.
• God allowed Pharaoh to rise to power.
• God has the right to give mercy and hardens
  whomever he wills.

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If We Cant Resist God,Why Does He Find
Fault?19-29
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Understanding Gods Motives

• Its ridiculous to question the creators reason
  for anything.20
• Consider that God wants to show His wrath, but
  has endured with the wicked.22
• Christians who are called by the Gospel are both
  Jews and Gentiles. 24-26

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Understanding Gods Motives

• Hosea 223 110,
• "Those who were not my people I will call 'my
  people,' and her who was not beloved I will call
  'beloved.' And in the very place where it was
  said to them, 'You are not my people,' there they
  will be called 'sons of the living God.' "

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Understanding Gods Motives

• Isaiah 1022-23 2822 "Though the number of the
  sons of Israel be as the sand of the sea, only a
  remnant of them will be saved, for the Lord will
  carry out his sentence upon the earth fully and
  without delay." 27-29
• b)  Isaiah 191319"If the Lord of hosts had not
  left us offspring, we would have been like Sodom
  and become like Gomorrah." 29

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Understanding Gods Motives

• Isaiah 1022-23 2822
• Though the number of the sons of Israel be as
  the sand of the sea, only a remnant of them will
  be saved, for the Lord will carry out his
  sentence upon the earth fully and without delay."
  27-29

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Israel Did Not Pursue Righteousness With
Faith30-33
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Israel Fails To Attain Righteousness

• Gentiles attained righteousness by faith.
• Israel who pursued a law failed.31-32
• Galatians 54 You
  have become estranged from Christ, you who
  attempt to be justified by law you have fallen
  from grace.

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Israel Fails To Attain Righteousness

• They stumbles over the stumbling stone.
• Isaiah 814-15
• He will be as a sanctuary, But a stone of
  stumbling and a rock of offense To both the
  houses of Israel, As a trap and a snare to the
  inhabitants of Jerusalem. And many among them
  shall stumble They shall fall and be broken, Be
  snared and taken."

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Israel Fails To Attain Righteousness

• They stumbles over the stumbling stone.
• Isaiah 2816
• "Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone of
  stumbling, and a rock of offense and whoever
  believes in him will not be put to shame." 33

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