What is the word of promise Paul quotes in Romans 9:9?
The word of promise quoted in Romans 9:9 is God’s declaration: “At this time will I come, and Sarah shall have a son.” It rested on divine miracle, for Abraham was almost 100 and Sarah almost 90, and it connected to the promised singular seed, Christ.
Les goes back to Romans 9:9 and stresses the word “promise.” He notes that Abraham was almost 100 and Sarah almost 90, so Sarah’s conceiving required a miracle of God, and that miracle was the result of God’s promise. Les says these promises go all the way back to eternity past, before Adam was ever created. The verse records God speaking: “At this time will I come, and Sarah shall have a son.” This promise also relates to the coming of the seed, singular, who is Christ; that seed could not come through Ishmael or Esau but had to come through Isaac. Les also says he will not back away from the sovereignty of God, which he will delve into in coming verses.
For this is the word of promise, At this time will I come, and Sarah shall have a son.