Hey Bible readers, I'm Tara Lee Cobble, and I'm your host for the Bible recap.

When we left off yesterday, Paul was explaining that we must talk about the gospel of Christ

because people can't believe in a God whose truth they've never heard.

And since God has promised to save people from among every nation, then his people have

got to start spreading the good news.

There's been considerable focus on getting the word out to the Gentiles, so Paul opens

chapter 11 with some details about the future of ethnic Israel.

Has God written them off?

Paul says absolutely not.

The elect among ethnic Israel have been preserved as a remnant, just like God did in a

largest day.

Those who know God will be preserved, but as always, the people who know God aren't divided

along ethnic lines but along faith lines.

In verse 2, Paul says God has never rejected his elect in the past, and that remains true

in the present.

In verse 5, he says, so too at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace.

Salvation has always only come to us by the grace given by God.

Some received it, and sadly some didn't.

And because God wants his kingdom to be full and diverse, then their rejection is the opportunity

to spread the gospel to the Gentiles.

But even with that, God's using it as an opportunity to entice ethnic Israel back to

himself.

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