(Rom 11:26) “And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:”  In other words, a time will come when the nation of Israel as a whole will once again cling to the Lord and be the focus point of salvation – of God’s plan. The Lord will fulfill His promises made to Abraham and to David. Praise Him, for He never fails in anything He promises, including those made to you and me!

(Rom 11:25) “For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.”  Even as a saved person, our old man still desires to be better than someone else! How far short we fall from (Php_2:3) “Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.”

 (Rom 11:23) “And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be graffed in: for God is able to graff them in again. (24)  For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert graffed contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, be graffed into their own olive tree?”  A turning by faith through Jesus Christ during the Tribulation Period will take place, beginning with 144,000 men preaching Christ. This will lead to them being grafted back in. God’s church is looking forward to this taking place. It will first be removed by Rapture.

(Rom 11:20) “Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear: (21)  For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee.” We stand by faith. Bible faith is not acknowledging something as being true. That would be the world’s definition. Bible faith is the embracing, the acting upon that which God said. Many one day start going to church for they believe, but few repent and seek everlasting life through Jesus. One cannot help wonder how long before the wild branches are rejected.

(Rom 11:18) “Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee. (19)  Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be graffed in. (20)  Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:”  I remind you this is not speaking of individuals but people-groups. Point: we should be humbled that the Lord God through grace and mercy would save any of us through the blood of His Son – at so great a price to Himself!

 (Rom 11:17) “And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert graffed in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree;”  We non-Jews, who had no claim to God’s promises, by God’s grace, have been placed in the position of blessings! Praise be to God for His mercy through the blood of His Son!

(Rom 11:16) “For if the firstfruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches.”  The firstfruit is the resurrected Lord Jesus, holy unto God. The root is Abraham who received the promises. The branches are those of the nation of Israel who walk in Abraham’s faith.

(Rom 11:15) “For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead?”  Notice the emphasis – “life from the dead”. Most professing believers seem to have only hope of an eternity in heaven. That is not the focus of the Bible in salvation. It is a resurrection of this body, changed, and a life upon a new earth where God dwells with us.