What things are listed in Romans 9:4 as pertaining to Israel?
Romans 9:4 lists the adoption (positioning), the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the service of God, and the promises as pertaining to Israel. Paul identifies these privileges for his kinsmen according to the flesh, the Israelites, in that verse.
Les explains that in Romans 9:4 Paul is addressing his kinsmen according to the flesh, the Israelites. Paul lists 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. He notes this is not pulled out of the woodwork; it is exactly what Paul says in verse 4. Contrary to world opinion about these people, these things pertain to Israel.
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;