
Apart from Election NO ONE would be saved. (Romans 9:22-33)
Paul continues his teaching on election.
Paul continues his teaching on election.
Paul continues his teaching concerning God’s sovereign election.
Paul identifies true Israelites as it relates to God’s blessing on the covenanted nation.
When the king makes the Hebrew slaves gather their own straw to make bricks, they blame Moses for their predicament. Moses cries out to God and God reassures him that indeed He will deliver the Israelites from Egyptian slavery. He tells him that the time for Him to fulfill the covenant that He made with their Jewish ancestors has come and He is now going to act.
After Abraham’s victory of faith in chapter 22, we now transition our focus on Isaac. But before this, Sarah dies. This chapter serves two main purposes for us: It shows Abraham’s connection to the Land of Canaan (the Promised Land) as his home land; and it serves as a downpayment for God’s future fulfillment in the day that He gives Abraham all that He has promised him.