Romans 10
10
1My brothers and sisters, how I wish with all my heart that my own people might be saved! How I pray to God for them! 2I can assure you that they are deeply devoted to God; but their devotion is not based on true knowledge. 3They have not known the way in which God puts people right with himself, and instead, they have tried to set up their own way; and so they did not submit themselves to God's way of putting people right. 4For Christ has brought the Law to an end, so that everyone who believes is put right with God.
Salvation is for All
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Lev 18.5
Moses wrote this about being put right with God by obeying the Law: “Whoever obeys the commands of the Law will live.” 6#Deut 30.12–14But what the scripture says about being put right with God through faith is this: “You are not to ask yourself, Who will go up into heaven?” (that is, to bring Christ down). 7“Nor are you to ask, Who will go down into the world below?” (that is, to bring Christ up from death). 8What it says is this: “God's message is near you, on your lips and in your heart” — that is, the message of faith that we preach. 9If you confess that Jesus is Lord and believe that God raised him from death, you will be saved. 10For it is by our faith that we are put right with God; it is by our confession that we are saved. 11#Is 28.16 (LXX)The scripture says, “Whoever believes in him will not be disappointed.” 12This includes everyone, because there is no difference between Jews and Gentiles; God is the same Lord of all and richly blesses all who call to him. 13#Joel 2.32As the scripture says, “Everyone who calls out to the Lord for help will be saved.”
14But how can they call to him for help if they have not believed? And how can they believe if they have not heard the message? And how can they hear if the message is not proclaimed? 15#Is 52.7And how can the message be proclaimed if the messengers are not sent out? As the scripture says, “How wonderful is the coming of messengers who bring good news!” 16#Is 53.1 (LXX)But not all have accepted the Good News. Isaiah himself said, “Lord, who believed our message?” 17So then, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message comes through preaching Christ.
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Ps 19.4 (LXX) But I ask: is it true that they did not hear the message? Of course they did — for as the scripture says:
“The sound of their voice went out to all the world;
their words reached the ends of the earth.”
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Deut 32.21
Again I ask: did the people of Israel not understand? Moses himself is the first one to answer:
“I will use a so-called nation
to make my people jealous;
and by means of a nation of fools
I will make my people angry.”
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Is 65.1 (LXX) And Isaiah is even bolder when he says,
“I was found by those who were not looking for me;
I appeared to those who were not asking for me.”
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Is 65.2 (LXX) But concerning Israel he says, “All day long I held out my hands to welcome a disobedient and rebellious people.”
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Romans 10
10
1Achim b'Moshiach, the great tshuka (desire, longing) of my lev and my tefillah to Hashem is for the Yeshu'at Yisroel (salvation of Israel).
2For I can be meid (provide testimony, attest) regarding them that they have a kinat Hashem (zeal for G-d), but not in accordance with saving binah and da'as.
3For, having no saving da'as of the Tzidkat Hashem (the righteousness of G-d), and seeking to establish their own,#10:3 that is, self-attained they have not subjected themselves to the Tzidkat Hashem (righteousness of G-d).#10:3 1:17; 3:5,21,25-26; 6:18
4For Moshiach is the goal of the Torah as a means to being YITZDAK IM HASHEM, for all who have emunah.
5For Moshe Rabbeinu writes with reference to the (accessibility of) Tzidkat Torah (righteousness which is from the Torah), The man YA'ASEH OTAM VACHAI#10:5 Lv 18:5 (who does these things will live) by them.
6Whereas the Tzidkat Emunah (righteousness which is from faith) speaks thus: Do not say#10:6 looking for Messianic salvation being merited by superhuman attainments in works in your lev, Who will go up into Shomayim? (that is, to bring Moshiach down)?
7Or, Who will go down into the abyss? (that is, to bring Moshiach up from the Mesim).
8But what does it say? “The Dvar is near you, in your MOUTH and in your HEART.”#10:8 Dt 30:14 That is, the Dvar of Emunah which we proclaim.
9Because if you make hoda'ah (confession) “with your PEH” of Adoneinu Yehoshua, and have emunah “in your LEV” that G-d raised him from the Mesim, you#10:9 See Mt 16:15-18 will be delivered.
10For with the “heart” one has emunah unto being YITZDAK IM HASHEM and with the “mouth” hoda'ah is made unto Yeshu'at Eloheinu.
11For the Kitvei Hakodesh says, Everyone who has emunah in Him shall not be put to shame.#10:11 Isa 28:16
12For there is no distinction between Yehudi and Yevani,#10:12 cf. Ro 3:9 for the same one is Adon Echad l'chulam (one L-rd over all), rich to all who call upon Him.
13For V'HAYAH KOL ASHER YIKRA B'SHEM ADONOI (Everyone whoever calls upon the Name of the L-rd — Yoel 3:5 [2:32]) shall be delivered.
14How therefore shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without someone doing the hatafah (preaching)?
15And how shall they do the hatafah (preaching) unless they have been sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach” Besuras HaGeulah Isa 52:7.
16But not all have mishma'at (obedience) to the Besuras HaGeulah. For Yeshayah says: MI HE'EMIN LISHMU'ATEINU#10:16 Isa 53:1 (Who has believed that which is heard, our report)?#10:16 cf. Dt 9:4
17So, then, emunah comes from hearing, and hearing comes through the Dvar HaMoshiach.
18But I say, is it the case that they have not heard? On the contrary: “Their sound has gone out into all the earth and their words to the ends of the inhabited world” Ps 19:4.
19But I say, is it the case that Yisroel has not known? First, Moshe Rabbeinu says: I will provoke you to jealousy by those who are not a nation; by a senseless nation I will make you angry.#10:19 Dt 32:21
20And Yeshayah HaNavi is bold as to say: I have been found by those who do not seek Me; I have revealed Myself to those who do not ask for Me.#10:20 Isa 65:1
21But concerning Yisroel he says: All the day I stretched out My hands to a disobedient and obstinate people.#10:21 Isa 65:2
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