Lesson 4739

 (Lesson 4739) (01-25-25) Romans 9:1-5 

   “I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost, That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart. For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh: Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises; Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.” 

 

   In today’s quote, Paul expressed deep sorrow and anguish for the Israelites, wishing that he could be accursed and separated from Christ if it meant their salvation. He acknowledged that the Israelites had many privileges, including being God's chosen people, having the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the law, the temple worship, and the promises. Paul emphasized that the patriarchs, including Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, were their ancestors, and that through them, Christ came. He lamented that, despite these blessings, many of his fellow Jews had not accepted Jesus as the Messiah. ~