What privileges did Paul say belong to the Israelites in Romans 9:4?
According to Romans 9:4, the privileges belonging to the Israelites are the adoption or positioning, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the service of God, and the promises. These are the privileges that pertained to the nation of Israel.
Les explains that Paul, speaking of his kinsmen according to the flesh who are Israelites, lists their privileges in Romans 9:4: the adoption or positioning, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law (which was also a covenant), the service of God, and the promises. Les emphasizes that God promised the nation over and over, and that these covenants and promises are central. He also notes that this is contrary to world opinion about the people presently called Jews.
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;
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What are the eight privileges that Paul lists for Israel in Romans 9:4?
In Romans 9:4 (and the following verse) Paul gives a list of eight privileges belonging to Israel: adoption, glory, covenants, the giving of the law, the service or operation of the tabernacle and temple, the promises, the fathers, and Christ's coming in the flesh.