Most of you will recall that we are dealing with the last verses in the tenth chapter of Paul's

Epistle to the Romans, from verse 18 to the end of the chapter in verse 21.

But I say, have they not heard?

Yes, verily their sound went into all the earth and their words and to the ends of the

world. But I say, did not Israel know, first Moses said, I will provoke you to jealousy by them

that are no people, and by a foolish nation I will anger you. But Isaiah is very bold and said, I was found

of them that sought me not. I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me. But to Israel,

he said, all day long I have stretched forth my hands and to a disobedient and gainsaying people.

Now, we are dealing with this final statement in this chapter, and as I've been indicating,

it is at one of the same time the completion of the immediate argument in which the apostle

has been engaged, and also summing up of the argument of the immediate argument in which the apostle has been engaged, and also

summing up of the argument of the entire chapter.

And what he really is doing is to show us the utter inexcusability of the jewels.

And I've tried to show that he divides up this statement, this argument, into two sections.

The first is the negative one, and the second is the positive one.

And in the negative, we've seen that there were two subheadings, namely that they couldn't say

that their trouble was due to the fact that they hadn't heard the message.

Neither could they say, secondly, that it was that the message had not been made plain and clear to them.

The Apostle proves beyond any doubt at all, or any possible reply,

that the Old Testament scriptures both Moses and Isaiah, both the law and the prophets,

and between them made it quite clear that the Gentiles were to be called and were to be

sharers of salvation and that the Jews were going to reject the message.

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