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The great men were their fathers. Christ was born a Jew. He is God over all. Praise him for ever! Yes, he is!

God will do what he said he would do. Not all who are Jews belong to the real Israel.

Not all the people in Abraham's family are his children. But the holy writings say, `It is Isaac's family who will be called your family.'

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the people of Israel.(A) Theirs is the adoption to sonship;(B) theirs the divine glory,(C) the covenants,(D) the receiving of the law,(E) the temple worship(F) and the promises.(G) Theirs are the patriarchs,(H) and from them is traced the human ancestry of the Messiah,(I) who is God over all,(J) forever praised![a](K) Amen.

God’s Sovereign Choice

It is not as though God’s word(L) had failed. For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel.(M)

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 9:5 Or Messiah, who is over all. God be forever praised! Or Messiah. God who is over all be forever praised!