What was the spiritual condition of the Gentiles in Romans 10:20 when God revealed Himself to them?
In Romans 10:20, the Gentiles were not seeking God or asking after Him; they were unconcerned about Israel's God, not worried about their eternal doom, and saturated in paganism. God nevertheless revealed Himself to them, fulfilling Scripture's rule that no one ever seeks God.
Les explains that Romans 10:20 returns to Isaiah's bold statement: “I was found of them that sought me not, I was made manifest unto them who asked not after me.” Those people were the Gentiles. They were not concerned about Israel's God, not worried about their eternal doom, and were saturated in paganism. Even so, God sent the Apostle Paul to those very same people. Les says this fulfills a basic rule of Scripture: no one, beginning with Adam and Eve, ever seeks God.
But Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me.
Who are the 'them' in Romans 10:20 that God was found by and made manifest to?
The 'them' are the Gentiles. Isaiah's bold statement refers to Gentile people who were not seeking God or asking after Him, yet God was found by them and made manifest to them. They were unconcerned with Israel's God and saturated in paganism, but God sent Paul to those same people.
Why did the Gentiles in Romans 10:20 not seek God?
According to Romans 10:20, the Gentiles did not seek God because they were not concerned about Israel's God and were not worried about their eternal doom; they were saturated in paganism. Scripture's basic rule is that no one, beginning with Adam and Eve, of the human race ever seeks God.
More Questions
Who are the people in Romans 10:20 who did not seek God?
The Gentiles in Romans 10:20 were not concerned about Israel's God and were not worried about their eternal doom.
What scriptural rule does the Gentiles' finding God in Romans 10:20 fulfill?
The fact that Gentiles found God without seeking Him fulfills the scriptural rule that no one ever seeks God.