Rom 11:30-31 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 30. For as ye in times past ] The apostle pursues his argument in favour of the restoration of the Jews. As ye , Gentiles, in times past -for many ages back. Have not believed ] Were in a state of alienation from God, yet not so as to be totally and for ever excluded, Have now obtained mercy ] For ye are now taken into the kingdom of the Messiah; through their unbelief -by that method which, in destroying the Jewish peculiarity , and fulfilling the Abrahamic covenant, has occasioned the unbelief and obstinate opposition of the Jews.

‏ Romans 11:30-31

Verse 30. For as ye in times past] The apostle pursues his argument in favour of the restoration of the Jews. As ye, Gentiles, in times past-for many ages back.

Have not believed] Were in a state of alienation from God, yet not so as to be totally and for ever excluded,

Have now obtained mercy] For ye are now taken into the kingdom of the Messiah; through their unbelief-by that method which, in destroying the Jewish peculiarity, and fulfilling the Abrahamic covenant, has occasioned the unbelief and obstinate opposition of the Jews.

Verse 31. Even so have these also] In like manner the Jews are, through their infidelity, shut out of the kingdom of God:-

That through your mercy] But this exclusion will not be everlasting; but this will serve to open a new scene when, through farther displays of mercy to you Gentiles, they also may obtain mercy-shall be received into the kingdom of God again; and this shall take place whenever they shall consent to acknowledge the Lord Jesus, and see it their privilege to be fellow heirs with the Gentiles of the grace of life.

As sure, therefore, as the Jews were once in the kingdom, and the Gentiles were not; as sure as the Gentiles are now in the kingdom, and the Jews are not; so surely will the Jews be brought back into that kingdom.