What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded
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Gill's Exposition
What then?.... What can be said to the point the apostle is upon? it is as clear as the sun, out of all question, that God has not cast away all the people of the Jews, nor any whom he foreknew, any…
Barnes' Notes
What then? - What is the proper conclusion from this argument? “Israel hath not obtained.” That is, the Jews as a people have not obtained what they sought. They sought the favor of God by their own…
Adam Clarke
What then? - What is the real state of the case before us? Israel - the body of the Jewish people, have not obtained that which they so earnestly desire, i.e. to be continued, as they have been…
The apostle proposes here a plausible objection, which might be urged against the divine conduct in casting off the Jewish nation (Rom 11:1): "Hath God cast away his people? Is the rejection total and…
Cambridge Bible
What then? A phrase of resumption after the digression.
Israel Here, obviously, the nation. Cp. Rom 9:6.
hath not obtained Lit. did not obtain. The crisisof the offer of the Gospel to them is in view…
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