Chapter Sixty-seven

Studies in the Epistle of Paul to the Romans

Understanding Election from the Old Testament

“1 I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy
Ghost, 2 That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart. 3 For I could
wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to
the flesh: 4 Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the
covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises; 5 Whose
are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God
blessed for ever. Amen” (Romans 9:1-5).

There are three truths essential to understanding what God is saying in Romans
chapters 9, 10, and 11.

1. The Old Testament teaching (doctrine) of election

2. The seven folds of the Abrahamic Covenant and the fact that the promises of God
to Israel are primarily earthly and temporal
3. The Old (Mosaic) Covenant Priesthood being cast away and a new Priesthood
being called and prepared for the Kingdom Age in all born again believers of the
Church Age

Without a shadow of a doubt, election refers primarily to the nation of Israel

through which Messiah would come, and with His coming, the fulfillment of the
Abrahamic Covenant and the promise of the New Genesis “in Christ.” Yet, the problem
that overwhelms the Apostle Paul is that the vast majority of his “kinsman according to
the flesh” had misplaced their faith and placed their faith in Law keeping (therefore, in
themselves; Moralism and Ritualism). The fact of the matter was that, even though
Israel as a nation was elect of God, most of the Israelites individually were not “born
again.” This resulted in a great burden to the Apostle Paul (as it should to all believers).
Romans chapters nine, ten, and eleven are a parenthesis in the epistle dealing
nationally and dispensationally with the nation of Israel. The focus of these three
chapters deals with the paradox of Israel’s national election while the vast majority of
the individuals making up the nation of Israel were not saved (“born again”). The thrust
of these three chapters is the explanation of the gospel as detailed in Old Testament
books, how the Old Testament types were fulfilled in Messiah, and what individual
Israelites needed to do to be “born again.”
Although God’s promises to the nation of Israel are primarily earthly and
temporal, there were heavenly and eternal aspects within the Abrahamic Covenant. The
vast majority of individual Israelites had become so preoccupied with the earthly and
temporal aspects of God’s promises they had completely excluded the eternal (and most
important) aspects of those promises. However, before we look at the seven folds of the
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Abrahamic Covenant and see both the earthly, temporal promises of God are
intermingled with the heavenly and eternal promises of God, we need to look at the Old
Testament idea (theology) of election.
The most common word translated “chosen” in the Old Testament books is the
Hebrew word bachar (baw-khar'). There appears to be two parallel ideas communicated
by the use of this word; to choose and to test. The key word in the criterion of God’s
choice is that God’s calling is “according to His purpose” (Romans 8:28). The
Theological Workbook of the Old Testament1 makes the following comment on the
meaning of this word:

“. . . [T]he word is used to express that choosing which has ultimate and eternal
significance. On the one hand God chooses a people (Ps 135:4), certain tribes (Ps
78:68), specific individuals (I Kings 8:16; I Chr 28:5; I Sam 10:24; II Sam 6:21),
and a place for his name (Deut 12:25; etc.). In all of these cases serviceability
rather than simple arbitrariness is at the heart of choosing. Thus Yahweh chose
Israel to be holy and thereby to serve as his witnesses among the nations (Duet
14:6).”

Therefore, the purpose of God’s choosing is service, ministry or, a specific task.
The word always carries with it vocational connotations (not salvational; Eph. 4:1).
This is the common usage throughout Scripture. Innumerable Scriptural examples bear
testimony to this meaning and use.
Since God selects certain groups and individuals for specific tasks, He can
unselect them if they fail in His covenant requirements and He can then select others, or
another, to fulfill His purpose. This is what happened with the Old (Mosaic) Covenant
priesthood of Israel (Malachi chapter 2 and 3; compare Romans Chapter 11).
The first two uses of the word “chosen” in the Bible are used regarding the choice
of Aaron as High Priest (Numbers 16:4) and God’s choice of the children of Israel (as a
group) to be His chosen people (Deuteronomy 7:1-11). The Law of First Mention
would lead us to understand that this is the way the word “chosen” (election) is to be
understood throughout Scripture. If this is true, we should be able to conclusively show
that this is the common usage of the term and the common meaning.
The question we must ask ourselves is if, in God’s choice of the nation of Israel,
their salvation is implied or presumed? We must also look at this as it unfolds in
Scripture to see if salvation is implied or presumed in any recurrence (the Law of
Recurrence). The use of the word “chosen” in the Old Testament books is usually used
to refer to the choice of groups, not individuals. The exception would be the references
that refer to Messiah, individual prophets chosen by God, individual kings chosen by
God, or Mary chosen by God to be the birth mother of Jesus. The word “chosen” is also

1
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, Jr., and Bruce K. Waltke, The Theological Workbook of the Old Testament, Vol. I,
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago, page 100

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used in the Old Testament books to refer to the city of Jerusalem or Mt. Zion (Deut.
16:11). However, the word “chosen” is never used in the Old Testament books to refer
to individuals elected to be saved.
The word “elect” in the Old Testament Scriptures is from the Hebrew word
bachiyr (baw-kheer'). It is the Noun form of bachar (baw-khar') and is used of The
Messiah (Isaiah 42:1) and the nation of Israel (descendents of Jacob; Isaiah 45:4; 65:9
and 65:22). It is never used to refer to someone chosen to be saved.
The following portions of Scripture are intended to be representative (not
exhaustive) of the uses of the word “chosen” as translated from the Hebrew word
bachar (baw-khar') as defined above. I believe this will provide an accurate
representation revealing that God’s choosing is always vocational in scope and never
salvational in scope.
The Children of Israel as a Nation of People
“1 When the LORD thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess
it, and hath cast out many nations before thee, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the
Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites,
seven nations greater and mightier than thou; 2 And when the LORD thy God shall
deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, and utterly destroy them; thou shalt
make no covenant with them, nor shew mercy unto them: 3 Neither shalt thou make
marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter
shalt thou take unto thy son. 4 For they will turn away thy son from following me, that
they may serve other gods: so will the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and
destroy thee suddenly. 5 But thus shall ye deal with them; ye shall destroy their altars,
and break down their images, and cut down their groves, and burn their graven images
with fire. 6 For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God
hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the
face of the earth. 7 The LORD did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because
ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people: 8 But
because the LORD loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn
unto your fathers, hath the LORD brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed
you out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. 9 Know
therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant
and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand
generations; 10 And repayeth them that hate him to their face, to destroy them: he will
not be slack to him that hateth him, he will repay him to his face. 11 Thou shalt
therefore keep the commandments, and the statutes, and the judgments, which I
command thee this day, to do them” (Deuteronomy 7:1-11).
“1 Ye are the children of the LORD your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make
any baldness between your eyes for the dead. 2 For thou art an holy people unto the
LORD thy God, and the LORD hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself,
above all the nations that are upon the earth” (Deuteronomy 14:1-2).
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 “13 O ye seed of Israel his servant, ye children of Jacob, his chosen ones. 14 He is the
LORD our God; his judgments are in all the earth” (I Chronicles 16:13-14).
“Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen
for his own inheritance” (Psalm 33:12).
The Tribe of Levi as the Old Covenant Priesthood
“1 The priests the Levites, and all the tribe of Levi, shall have no part nor
inheritance with Israel: they shall eat the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and
his inheritance. 2 Therefore shall they have no inheritance among their brethren:
the LORD is their inheritance, as he hath said unto them. 3 And this shall be the
priest’s due from the people, from them that offer a sacrifice, whether it be ox or
sheep; and they shall give unto the priest the shoulder, and the two cheeks, and the
maw. 4 The firstfruit also of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the first of
the fleece of thy sheep, shalt thou give him. 5 For the LORD thy God hath chosen
him out of all thy tribes, to stand to minister in the name of the LORD, him and his
sons for ever” (Deuteronomy 18:1-5).
“And the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them the LORD thy God
hath chosen to minister unto him, and to bless in the name of the LORD; and by
their word shall every controversy and every stroke be tried:” (Deuteronomy 21:5).
God’s Choice of Kings and Prophets
“And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom the LORD hath chosen, that
there is none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted, and said,
God save the king” (Saul; I Samuel 10:24).
“10 Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said
unto Jesse, The LORD hath not chosen these. 11 And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are
here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold,
he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will
not sit down till he come hither. 12 And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was
ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the
LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he. 13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil,
and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came
upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah”
(David; I Samuel 16:10-13).
“7 And now, O LORD my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David
my father: and I am but a little child: I know not how to go out or come in. 8 And
thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a great people,
that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude. 9 Give therefore thy servant an
understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad:
for who is able to judge this thy so great a people” (Solomon; I Kings 3:7-9)?
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The City of Jerusalem as God’s Chosen Place on Planet Earth
“44 If thy people go out to battle against their enemy, whithersoever thou shalt send
them, and shall pray unto the LORD toward the city which thou hast chosen, and
toward the house that I have built for thy name: 45 Then hear thou in heaven their
prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause” (I Kings 8:44-45; see also
verse 48; 11:13, 32 and, 36).
The Tribe of Judah as the Tribe of Messiah and His Eternal Reign
“2 Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and
my people: As for me, I had in mine heart to build an house of rest for the ark of
the covenant of the LORD, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready
for the building: 3 But God said unto me, Thou shalt not build an house for my
name, because thou hast been a man of war, and hast shed blood. 4 Howbeit the
LORD God of Israel chose me before all the house of my father to be king over
Israel for ever: for he hath chosen Judah to be the ruler; and of the house of Judah,
the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he liked me to make me
king over all Israel: 5 And of all my sons, (for the LORD hath given me many
sons,) he hath chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the
LORD over Israel. 6 And he said unto me, Solomon thy son, he shall build my
house and my courts: for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father. 7
Moreover I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he be constant to do my
commandments and my judgments, as at this day” (I Chronicles 28:2-7).
“3 I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant, 4
Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. Selah”
(Psalm 89:3-4).
There is conclusive evidence from the Old Testament Scriptures that God’s
choosing (election) is always used to refer to God’s vocation choices to fulfill His
purposes. God’s choosing is never used in the sense that God chose someone to be
saved from condemnation. This meaning should be consistent with God’s use of these
terms in the New Testaments books as well.
The primary word translated “chose,” “chosen” and “choice” is the Greek word
eklegomai (ek-leg'-om-ahee). The word “elect” is translated from the Greek word
eklektos (ek-lek-tos'), of which eklegomai is a derivative. The Old Testament theology
of election should result in the same categories of use in the New Testament books as
those we find in the Old Testament books.
The Children of Israel as a Nation of People
“14 But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the
prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them
that be in Judaea flee to the mountains: 15 And let him that is on the housetop not go
down into the house, neither enter therein, to take any thing out of his house: 16 And let
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 him that is in the field not turn back again for to take up his garment. 17 But woe to
them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days! 18 And pray ye that
your flight be not in the winter. 19 For in those days shall be affliction, such as was not
from the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time, neither shall be. 20
And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for
the elect’s sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days. 21 And then if any
man shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ; or, lo, he is there; believe him not: 22 For false
Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it
were possible, even the elect” (Matthew 13:14-22).
The Church Age believers as the New Covenant Priesthood of Israel

“15 Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord
doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I
have made known unto you. 16 Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and
ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should
remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
17
These things I command you, that ye love one another” (John 15:15-17; although
these words are spoken to the apostles, their application is for all believers).

“26 For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh,
not many mighty, not many noble, are called: 27 But God hath chosen the foolish
things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of
the world to confound the things which are mighty; 28 And base things of the
world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are
not, to bring to nought things that are: 29 That no flesh should glory in his presence.
30
But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and
righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption: 31 That, according as it is
written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord” (I Corinthians 1:26-31).

“1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at
Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus: 2 Grace be to you, and peace, from God
our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our
Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly
places in Christ: 4 According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of
the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: 5 Having
predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according
to the good pleasure of his will, 6 To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he
hath made us accepted in the beloved. 7 In whom we have redemption through his
blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace; 8 Wherein he
hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence; 9 Having made known unto
us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed
in himself: 10 That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather
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 together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on
earth; even in him: 11 In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being
predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the
counsel of his own will: 12 That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first
trusted in Christ. 13 In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth,
the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed
with that holy Spirit of promise, 14 Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the
redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory” (Ephesians
1:1-14; this is addressed to the Church at Ephesus and speaks to that group).

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 “4 To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen
of God, and precious, 5 Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an
holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. 6
Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner
stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded. 7 Unto
you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient,
the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner, 8
And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the
word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed. 9 But ye are a
chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye
should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his
marvellous light: 10 Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people
of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy” (I Peter 2:4-
10).

“These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he
is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and
chosen, and faithful” (Revelation 17:14).

God’s Choice/Calling of Prophets, Evangelists and Pastors

“13 And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose
twelve, whom also he named apostles; 14 Simon, (whom he also named Peter,) and
Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew, 15 Matthew and
Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called Zelotes, 16 And Judas the
brother of James, and Judas Iscariot, which also was the traitor” (Luke 6:13-16;
notice Judas Iscariot was one of the chosen, but was not saved).

“67 Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away? 68 Then Simon Peter
answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life. 69
And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God. 70
Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil? 71
He spake of Judas Iscariot the son of Simon: for he it was that should betray him,
being one of the twelve” (John 6:67-71).

“18 I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may
be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me. 19 Now
I tell you before it come, that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe that I am
he” (John 13:18-19; notice Jesus had a purpose in choosing Judas Iscariot).

“1 The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do
and teach, 2 Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy
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 Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen:” (Acts
1:1-2).
“23 And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus,
and Matthias. 24 And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts
of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen, 25 That he may take part of
this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might
go to his own place. 26 And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon
Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles” (Acts 1:23-26; note: this
was not God’s choosing).

The City of Jerusalem as God’s Chosen Place on Planet Earth

“And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred
forty and four thousand, having his Father’s name written in their foreheads”
(Revelation 14:1).

The Tribe of Judah as the Tribe of Messiah and His Eternal Reign

“16 Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, Men of Israel, and ye
that fear God, give audience. 17 The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers,
and exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with
an high arm brought he them out of it. 18 And about the time of forty years suffered
he their manners in the wilderness. 19 And when he had destroyed seven nations in
the land of Chanaan, he divided their land to them by lot. 20 And after that he gave
unto them judges about the space of four hundred and fifty years, until Samuel the
prophet. 21 And afterward they desired a king: and God gave unto them Saul the
son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty years. 22 And
when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom
also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after
mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will. 23 Of this man’s seed hath God
according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus” (Acts 13:16-23).

“5 And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of
Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven
seals thereof. 6 And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four
beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having
seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all
the earth. 7 And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat
upon the throne” (Revelation 5:5-7).

Contradistinctive to election being God’s vocational choosing of groups or

individuals for His sovereign purposes, we can clearly see from Scriptural evidences
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that salvation is NOT part of election. Those chosen may or may not have been saved at
the time of their election. This is evident by Paul’s statement in Romans chapter nine
(9).

“1 I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the
Holy Ghost, 2 That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart. 3 For I
could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen
according to the flesh: 4 Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and
the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and
the promises; 5 Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ
came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen. 6 Not as though the word of
God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel: 7
Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac
shall thy seed be called. 8 That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these
are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the
seed” (Romans 9:6-8).

Was every descendent of Abraham through the line of Jacob (excluding Ishmael
and his descendants) one of God’s elect nation (Israel)? We can unequivocally say yes;
without a doubt. Was every descendent of Abraham as one of God’s elect nation
(Israel) saved? We can equally and unequivocally say no; without a doubt. That is the
subject matter of Romans chapters nine and ten; i.e. what the individuals of the elect
nation of Israel needed to do to be saved.

“1 Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be
saved. 2 For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to
knowledge. 3 For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and going about to
establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the
righteousness of God. 4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every
one that believeth. 5 For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law,
That the man which doeth those things shall live by them. 6 But the righteousness
which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend
into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above:) 7 Or, Who shall descend
into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.) 8 But what saith it?
The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of
faith, which we preach; 9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus,
and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt
be saved. 10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the
mouth confession is made unto salvation. 11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever
believeth on him shall not be ashamed” (Romans 10:1-11).

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 Chapter Sixty-seven
Studies in the Epistle of Paul to the Romans
Understanding Election from the Old Testament

1. From The Theological Workbook of the Old Testament definition of the Hebrew
word bachar, explain the purpose of God’s choosing. ___________________________
______________________________________________________________________

2. The word “chosen” is never used in the Old Testament books to refer to individuals
elected to be _______________.

3. Explain the use of the word chosen in the context of the following headings from the
following portions of Scripture under those headings.

 The Children of Israel as a Nation of People

Deuteronomy 7:1-11 _____________________________________________________

Deuteronomy 14:1-2 _____________________________________________________
I Chronicles 16:13-14 ____________________________________________________
Psalm 33:12 ____________________________________________________________

 The Tribe of Levi as the Old Covenant Priesthood

Deuteronomy 18:1-5 _____________________________________________________

Deuteronomy 21:5 _______________________________________________________

 God’s Choice of Kings and Prophets

I Samuel 10:24 __________________________________________________________

I Samuel 16:10-13 _______________________________________________________
I Kings 3:7-9 ___________________________________________________________

 The City of Jerusalem as God’s Chosen Place on Planet Earth

I Kings 8:44-45 _________________________________________________________

 The Tribe of Judah as the Tribe of Messiah and His Eternal Reign

I Chronicles 28:2-7 ______________________________________________________

Psalm 89:3-4 ___________________________________________________________

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4. Read Romans 9:6-8. Israel, as a nation, is repeatedly referred to as God’s chosen or
elect. What do these verses tell us about the supposition imposed upon Scripture that
election refers to someone being chosen to be saved from condemnation to Hell? _____
______________________________________________________________________

5. Read Romans 10:1-11. What do these verses tell us about the supposition imposed
upon Scripture that election refers to someone being chosen to be saved from
condemnation to Hell? ___________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________

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