Oh, the depth of the wisdom and knowledge of God! (Romans 11:25-36)

We finally come to the end of Romans 11. Here we see that a partial hardening has come over Israel until the full number of the gentiles comes in. That said, we, as God’s people, must show kindness and patience toward the Israelites as we await God to graft them back in as God’s people. And while we wait, we also must keep guard against the same problems that Israel faced at the time of Christ, that is, presuming that we are God’s people by nationality, birth right and presumption, because none of these things save except faith in Christ. And finally, Paul finishes Romans 11 by answering the most difficult question that he faced during his time as an apostle and that is – why has Israel not come to Jesus? He answered in quite an astounding way when he talks about the unsearchable ways of God, that God owes no man anything and that God does as God pleases. In this we can see that we must love and trust God even in the most difficult circumstances, even when it comes to those who are being saved.