Who are Romans 9, 10, and 11 especially about?
Romans 9, 10, and 11 are especially about the nation of Israel. Paul writes these chapters with special regard to Israel, and they must be tied to the Old Testament account and God's covenants with that nation. The context reaches back to Abraham and the Abrahamic covenant.
Les explains that Paul writes Romans 9, 10, and 11 with a special regard to the nation of Israel, and we have to tie it all to the Old Testament account. He takes us back to Genesis chapter 12, the Abrahamic covenant, when God first spoke to Abram in Ur of the Chaldees and told him to leave his family and go to a land God would show him. By faith Abraham went, beginning God's dealing with the man from whom the nation of Israel would come. Les also notes that while we experience the great salvation of God because of what God has done in fulfilling the covenants of Israel, the covenants themselves are not ours; they concern Israel.
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How should we understand Romans 9-11 in relation to the Old Testament?
We must tie Paul's teaching in Romans 9, 10, and 11 to the Old Testament account.
Why do we need to connect Romans 9-11 to the Old Testament?
Paul writes Romans 9, 10, and 11 with special regard to the nation of Israel, so we must tie those chapters to the Old Testament account.