What were some of the things Israel enjoyed according to Romans 9?
According to Romans 9, Israel enjoyed the covenants given to the patriarchs. Paul refers to these as part of all the things Israel had enjoyed. The context emphasizes that these covenantal promises were a unique privilege, though the passage also points further back to God's redemptive plan.
Les teaches that Paul refers to those who came out of all the things Israel had enjoyed, specifically the covenants given to the patriarchs. He notes this goes further back, to Genesis 3, where Adam and Eve fell and God immediately promised a Redeemer. So Israel's privileges are rooted in God's redemptive plan, which began right after the fall.
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;