SUMMARY
Among the various mysteries of God is Israel’s salvationSalvation can mean saved from something (deliverance) or for something (redemption). Paul preached that salvation comes through the death of Christ on the cross which redeemed sinners from death and for a grace-filled life. More, and that in a way no one would normally expect.
ANALYSIS
As PaulA Christian missionary who once persecuted the church More carries on his discussion in Romans 9-11, it appears most of the time that the Jewish people have forfeited their salvation by refusing to accept the gospel of Christ. But at 11:25 there is a sharp turn in the discourse. Paul speaks of a “mystery” (the Greek mystērion can also be translated “secret”), a divine secret that is being disclosed through the apostleDerived from a Greek word meaning "one who is sent," an apostle is a person who embraces and advocates another person's idea or beliefs. At the beginning of his ministry Jesus called twelve apostles to follow and serve him. Paul became an apostle of Jesus... More himself. That mysteryA mystery is something secret, hidden and not perceived by ordinary means. In the book of Daniel a significant mystery is revealed through divine revelation (Daniel 2); Paul speaks of a mystery of God in Romans 11 and again in Ephesians 3. In speaking of... More has to do with the ultimate salvation of the Jewish people. The way of salvation will not be what one might expect (righteousness through observing the law of MosesProphet who led Israel out of Egypt to the Promised Land and received the law at Sinai More), but by God’s own mercyMercy is a term used to describe leniency or compassion. God's mercy is frequently referred to or invoked in both the Old and New Testaments. More and fidelity to the promises made by God to the patriarchsOriginally patriarchs were men who exercised authority over an extended family or tribe. The book of Genesis introduces Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob as the three patriarchs of the people of Israel. More. All of humanity has been disobedient, not just the people of Israel, and God shall have mercy on all (11:32). Following the disclosure of this mystery, Paul becomes a poet (11:33-36), praising God in a beautiful doxologyDoxology is an expression of praise. Psalms of praise, such as Psalms 149 and 150, are doxological in nature; Paul concludes his letter to the Romans with a doxology. Christians sing a doxology whenever they praise the Triune God: "Praise God from whom all blessings flow...." More. It appears that the “sorrow” he expressed in Romans 9:2 has left him.
