I would like to call your attention this evening to the words found in Paul's Epistle to the Romans in chapter 11, reading from verse 7 to verse 10.

From verse 7 to verse 10 in the 11th chapter of Paul's epistle to the Romans.

What then?

Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for,

but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded. According as it is written,

God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear unto this day.

And David saith, let their table be made a snare and a trap and a stumbling block and a recompense unto them.

Let their eyes be darkened that they may not see and bow down their back always.

Now here we come to the third subsection of the first division

of this 11th chapter of Paul's Epistle to the Romans.

We have suggested that you divide it, that indeed it divides itself very naturally into three

sections. The first from verse 1 to 10, the second section from verse 11 to verse 32.

And then the remaining portion, which is the great doxology of verses 33 to 36.

Now we are analyzing the first section at the moment.

And we have seen, as I say, that this is divided again into

three sections. The first, where the apostle, in answering this question, has God finally

and totally cast away his people? Answers first of all by saying, no, because I myself am an Israelite and I am saved.

Then secondly, he goes on to show that not only is he saved and a Christian, but there are many

others, that as there was a remnant of 7,000 who had not bowed the knee to bell in the time of Elijah the prophet,

even so at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.

That's his second answer, therefore.

He himself, this large number of Jews who had also believed the gospel with him.

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