Romans 11:7
What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded
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Study Note
Paul's observation that 'the elect obtained it, but the rest were hardened' in relation to Israel's response to the gospel crystallizes the predestinarian element of his argument in Romans 9-11 without abandoning his earlier affirmation of Jewish moral responsibility. The 'hardening' (porosis) language draws on the Old Testament tradition of pharaoh's hardening (Exodus 4-14) and the prophetic texts Paul cites (Isaiah 29:10; Psalm 69:22-23), placing current Jewish unbelief within a pattern of divinely permitted resistance. The concept of a 'remnant' according to election (verse 5) functions as both a theological category (grace, not merit) and a historical observation (not all of Israel has rejected the gospel). The verse sits within Paul's larger mystery (11:25-26) that current hardening is temporary and serves the eschatological purposes of God for both Jew and Gentile.
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What then? That which Israel seeketh for, that he obtained not; but the election obtained it, and the rest were hardened:
What then? What Israel doth seek after, this it did not obtain, and the chosen did obtain, and the rest were hardened,
What then? That which Israel was searching for he did not get, but those of the selection got it and the rest were made hard.
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