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But I ask, didn`t Israel know? First Moses says, "I will provoke you to jealousy with that which is no nation, With a nation void of understanding I will make you angry."
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Commentators stress that Paul's question, "Did Israel not know?" is rhetorical. The answer is a firm "yes." Israel had been warned in their own Scriptures, starting with their foundational prophet Moses, that their unfaithfulness could lead to God extending His favor to the Gentiles. Their rejection of the gospel was not due to a lack of information but to disobedience.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
But I say. To further address the objection, he shows that the doctrine he was maintaining was actually taught in the Old Testame…
Did Israel not know? (μη Ισραελ ουκ εγνω?). "Did Israel fail to know?" See above.
First (πρωτος). Moses fi…
19th Century
Anglican
Did Israel not know that the preaching of the gospel would be so universal, and pass over from them to the Gentiles? Yes, certainly, for Moses had …
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Baptist
But I say, Did not Israel know?
Assuredly, Israel did know, but did not believe.
In his indictment of Israel, Paul is prepared to investigate any possibility that would offer an excuse for the nation’s failure. Could it be, he a…
16th Century
Protestant
But I say, has not Israel known? This objection of an opponent is taken from the comparison of the less with the greater. Paul had argued …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But I say, did not Israel know ? etc.] Some supply the word "God", did not Israel know God? verily, they did; they k…
Did not the Jews know that the Gentiles were to be called in? They might have known it from Moses and Isaiah. Isaiah speaks plainly of the grace an…
13th Century
Catholic
After showing that the fall of the Jews is pitiable because they sinned from ignorance, the Apostle now shows that their fall is not enti…
