Romans 11:19-25

Only by the grace of God and the Blood of the Lamb are we saved! 

It was too small a thing that Jesus die for only the Jews He came to offer salvation to the world.

Romans 11:19–25

19 You will say then, “Branches were broken off that I might be grafted in.” 20 Well said. Because of unbelief they were broken off, and you stand by faith. Do not be haughty, but fear. 21 For if God did not spare the natural branches, He may not spare you either. 22 Therefore consider the goodness and severity of God: on those who fell, severity; but toward you, goodness, if you continue in His goodness. Otherwise you also will be cut off. 23 And they also, if they do not continue in unbelief, will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again. 24 For if you were cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and were grafted contrary to nature into a cultivated olive tree, how much more will these, who are natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree?

25 For I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be wise in your own opinion, that blindness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in.

Paul argues that Israel’s rejection of Jesus as Messiah ultimately leads to reconciliation between God and the entire world. He reasons that, if the Jews’ rejection produces such a redemptive effect, their acceptance of Jesus would bring even greater blessing. The passage uses the metaphor of an olive tree to explain how the Gentiles (non-Jewish people) have been included in God’s plan of salvation. Faithlife Bible.

Paul agrees with the objector that Israel was broken off because of unbelief and that Gentiles stand by faith. But he goes on to warn that Gentiles should not be haughty, but fear. Standing before God is based on faith. Feelings of superiority are out of place. Paul was warning the Gentiles not to be arrogant but to remember that they depended on God and were accountable to Him no less than the Jews were. If Gentiles continue in God’s goodness, they will not be cut off, and if Jews turn to God in faith, they can be grafted in again. This is not a reference to individual salvation but to God’s program for Jews and Gentiles.

It is far more natural to expect Israel, the natural branches, to be grafted in, than to expect Gentiles, the wild branches, to be included. If believers do not understand this mystery, chances are they will be wise in their own opinion, meaning they will be haughty and boast. The mystery is that Israel has been temporarily and partially hardened, but God has not rejected them. NKJ Bible.

Luke 21:24  And they will fall by the edge of the sword, and be led away captive into all nations. And Jerusalem will be trampled by Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

John 10:16  And other sheep I have which are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they will hear My voice; and there will be one flock and one shepherd.

John 15:2  Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit.

Romans 11:12  Now if their fall is riches for the world, and their failure riches for the Gentiles, how much more their fullness!

2 Corinthians 3:14  But their minds were blinded. For until this day the same veil remains unlifted in the reading of the Old Testament, because the veil is taken away in Christ.