The Hardening of Israel
Romans 11:6-10 The Hardening of Israel If you have your Bibles I'd invite you to turn with me to Romans chapter 11. As we continue with Paul in this great passage, you’ll remember Paul has opened Romans 11 with a big question, and that question is, “Has God rejected Israel?” To put it more pointedly, has God failed in His promises to Israel? We've already seen him in verses 1 through 5 give an emphatic “No” in response to that. God has not rejected His people, He has not failed in His promise, and He presents exhibit “A” and exhibit “B” in Romans 11 verses 1 through 5. He says, first of all look at me, Paul. He's a Jewish Christian, he's the apostle to the Gentiles, he's of the tribe of Benjamin, he's a Hebrew of…