I am going to read in the epistle of Paul to the Romans in chapter 11 from verse 25 to

verse 32, for I would not, brethren, that he should be ignorant of this mystery, lest he should

be wise in your own conceits, the blankness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles become in,

and so all Israel shall be saved.

As it is written, there shall come out of Zion the deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness

from Jacob, for this is my covenant unto them when I shall take away their sins.

As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes,

but as touching the election, they are beloved for the Father's sakes.

For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.

For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief,

even so have these also now not believed that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy.

For God hath concluded them all in unbeliefief that he might have mercy upon all.

Now, I read that in order that we may have the connection clear in our minds.

You will remember that we are dealing with this great prophetic utterance of the great

apostle here with regard to the future of the Jews.

Now, we've already considered most of the actual statement of the prophecy.

Indeed, we've considered it all except the very last statement.

But let us remind ourselves as to what we've already discovered. Now, let me indeed

explain what I'm doing, at least my method. I have deemed it wisest, first of all, to deal

with the actual statements. And then I am proposing, when we have gone through the actual statements, to look at the

statement as a whole and to consider objections to what I am putting before you as an exposition.

Some of you are finding it a little bit of a trial to your patience to wait. You want to settle the thing

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