This chapter concludes the section of the letter in which "St. Paul teaches us about the eternal providence of God"[3] with particular reference to the election of a chosen people, Israel (Romans 9:11),[4] who have become disobedient (Romans 11:31),[5] and in whose place a remnant have been chosen (Romans 11:5) [6] and grafted into place (Romans 11:17-24).
Paul opens this part of his letter with another rhetorical question: "Has God cast away His people?"[a][9] He also uses the phrase "Certainly not!" or *God forbid" (μη γενοιτο, mē genoito) regularly in this letter.[b] On this occasion, he puts himself forward as an example to evidence his argument, "to show that God has not rejected His people en masse. An Israelite of pure descent, he is, nevertheless a true believer".[11] Later in the chapter (Romans 11:13),[12] Paul also refers to himself as the "apostle of the gentiles" (εθνων αποστολος, ethnōn apostolos).
Verse 34
"For who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has become His counselor?"
^Donaldson, Terence L. (2007). "63. Introduction to the Pauline Corpus". In Barton, John; Muddiman, John (eds.). The Oxford Bible Commentary (first (paperback) ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 1077. ISBN978-0199277186.
Hill, Craig C. (2007). "64. Romans". In Barton, John; Muddiman, John (eds.). The Oxford Bible Commentary (first (paperback) ed.). Oxford University Press. pp. 1083–1108. ISBN978-0199277186. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
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