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They are the people of Israel, God’s chosen children. They have the glory of God and the agreements he made between himself and his people. God gave them the Law of Moses, the Temple worship, and his promises. They are the descendants of our great fathers, and they are the earthly family of the Messiah, who is God over all things. Praise him forever![a] Amen.

I don’t mean that God failed to keep his promise to the Jewish people. But only some of the people of Israel are really God’s people.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 9:5 Messiah, who is … forever! Or “Messiah. May God, who rules over all things, be praised forever!”
  2. Romans 9:6 God’s people Literally, “Israel,” the people God chose to bring his blessings to the world.

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