Romans, Chapter 10, verses 11-21
11 and that all, both Jew and Gentile, that believe will not be confounded, 18 and that the Gentiles shall receive the word and believe, 19 Israel was not ignorant of these thingsRomans, Chapter 11, verses 1-2
1 God hath not cast off all Israel
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Matthew, Chapter 11, verses 16-20
7 Christ's testimony concerning John, 18 The opinion of the people, both concerning John and Christ. Christ upbraideth the unthankfulness and unrepentance of Chorazin, Bethsaida and Capernaum
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11:16 This generation - That is, the men of this age. They are like those froward children of whom their fellows complain, that they will be pleased no way.
11:18 John came neither eating nor drinking - In a rigorous austere way, like Elijah. And they say, He hath a devil - Is melancholy, from the influence of an evil spirit.
11:19 The Son of man came eating and drinking - Conversing in a free, familiar way. Wisdom is justified by her children - That is, my wisdom herein is acknowledged by those who are truly wise.
11:20 Then began he to upbraid the cities - It is observable he had never upbraided them before. Indeed at first they received him with all gladness, Capernaum in particular.
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10:11 Isa 28:16.
10:12 The same Lord of all is rich - So that his blessings are never to be exhausted, nor is he ever constrained to hold his hand. The great truth proposed in Rom 10:11 is so repeated here, and in Rom 10:13, and farther confirmed, Rom 10:14-15, as not only to imply, that "whosoever calleth upon him shall be saved;" but also that the will of God is, that all should savingly call upon him.
10:13 Joe 2:32.
10:15 But how shall they preach, unless they be sent - Thus by a chain of reasoning, from God's will that the gentiles also should "call upon him," St. Paul infers that the apostles were sent by God to preach to the gentiles also. The feet - Their very footsteps; their coming. Isa 52:7.
10:16 Isa 53:1.
10:17 Faith, indeed, ordinarily cometh by hearing; even by hearing the word of God.
10:18 But their unbelief was not owing to the want of hearing For they have heard. Yes verily - So many nations have already heard the preachers of the gospel, that I may in some sense say of them as David did of the lights of heaven. Psa 29:4
10:19 But hath not Israel known - They might have known, even from Moses and Isaiah, that many of the gentiles would be received, and many of the Jews rejected. I will provoke you to jealousy by them that are not a nation - As they followed gods that were not gods, so he accepted in their stead a nation that was not a nation; that is, a nation that was not in covenant with God. A foolish nation - Such are all which know not God. Deu 32:21
10:20 But Isaiah is very bold - And speaks plainly what Moses but intimated. Isa 65:1-2.
10:21 An unbelieving and gainsaying people - Just opposite to those who believed with their hearts, and made confession with their mouths.
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11:1 Hath God rejected his whole people - All Israel? In no wise.Now there is "a remnant" who believe, Rom 11:5; and hereafter "all Israel will be saved," Rom 11:26.
11:2 God hath not rejected that part of his people whom he foreknew - Speaking after the manner of men. For, in fact, knowing and foreknowing are the same thing with God, who knows or sees all things at once, from everlasting to everlasting.Know ye not - That in a parallel case, amidst a general apostasy, when Elijah thought the whole nation was fallen into idolatry, God "knew" there was "a remnant" of true worshippers.