Barnes' Notes on Romans 9:4

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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Who are Israelites - Descended from Israel, or Jacob; honored by having such an ancestor, and by bearing a name so distinguished as that of his descendants. It was formerly the honorable appellation of the people of God. To whom pertaineth - To whom it belongs. It was their elevated external privilege. The adoption - Of the nation into the family of God, or to be regarded as His special people; Deuteronomy 7:6. And the glory - The symbol of the divine presence that attended them from Egypt, and that finally rested over the ark in the first temple - “the Shechinah;” Exodus 13:21-22; Exodus 25:22. And the covenants - The various compacts or promises which had been made from time to time with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and with the nation; the pledges of the divine protection. The giving of the law - On Mount Sinai; Exodus 20:0; compare Psalms 147:19. And the service of God - The temple service; regarded by them as the pride and ornament of their nation. And the promises - Of the Messiah; and of the spread of the true religion from them as a nation. return to 'Top of Page'

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