The children of the promise (τα τεκνα της επαγγελιας). Not through Ishmael, but through Isaac. Only the children of the promise ar…

They which are the children of the flesh. The natural descendants.

These are not the children of God. Are not necessarily …

They which are the children.—The Apostle explains this restriction in a spiritual sense. Mere natural descent gives no cl…

That is, your flesh, which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for th…

The atmosphere of tragedy is qualified by Paul’s forthright denial that the course of events has taken God by surprise. If there is failure, it mus…

That is, They are not, etc. He now gathers from God’s answer a proposition, which includes the whole of what he had in view. For if Isaac,…

That is, they which are the children of the flesh
This is an explanation of the foregoing verse, and shows, that by …

The rejection of the Jews by the gospel dispensation did not break God's promise to the patriarchs. The promises and threats will be fulfilled. Gra…

1. After asserting the greatness of the Jews, the Apostle now shows that it did not refer to those who descended from the ancient patriarchs…