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Israel's Unparalleled Privileges
Commentators unanimously explain that Paul is listing Israel's unique, God-given privileges. These include national "adoption" as God's chosen people, the "glory" of God's visible presence (the Shekinah), the "covenants" with the patriarchs, the divine "giving of the law" at Sinai, the prescribed temple "service" (worship), and the Messianic "promises."
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Albert Barnes
On Romans 9:4
18th Century
Theologian
Who are Israelites. Descended from Israel, or Jacob; honored by having such an ancestor, and by bearing a name so distinguished as that of…
AT Robertson
On Romans 9:4
Who (οιτινες). The very ones who, inasmuch as they.
Israelites (Ισραηλειτα). Covenant name of the chosen p…
Charles Ellicott
On Romans 9:4
19th Century
Bishop
The adoption.—They are the theocratic people, the people whom God had, as it were, adopted to Himself, and taken into the special …
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Charles Spurgeon
On Romans 9:4–5
19th Century
Preacher
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 t…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Romans 9:4
Paul goes on to cite the spiritual heritage of his nation that he shares with them. He avoids the term “Jews” in v.4, for that term ordinarily stre…
John Calvin
On Romans 9:4
16th Century
Theologian
Who are Israelites, etc. Here the reason is now more plainly given why the destruction of that people caused him so much anguish that he w…
John Gill
On Romans 9:4
17th Century
Pastor
Who are Israelites
Which were their national name, as descended from Jacob, whose name was Israel; and it was accoun…
Matthew Henry
On Romans 9:1–5
17th Century
Minister
Being about to discuss the rejection of the Jews and the calling of the Gentiles, and to show that this all aligns with the sovereign electing love…