Romans 10:19

"But I say, didn’t they hear? Yes, most certainly, “Their sound went out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.”"

Key Reflection

In Romans 10:19, Paul is referencing a well-known prophetic declaration from Deuteronomy (32:42 WEB), where God declares that His message and judgment will be heard around the world. For Paul's original audience, this would have resonated with their understanding of Jewish history and prophecy; they knew that God had promised to spread His word far and wide, and that this verse was a powerful affirmation that Israel’s rejection of Christ had not thwarted God’s plan for salvation to reach all nations.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 19. But I say, etc. Still further to meet the objection, he shows that the doctrine which he was maintaining was actually taught in the Old Testament. Did not Israel know? Did not the Jews understand? Is it not recorded in their books, etc., that they had full opportunity to be acquainted with this truth? This question is an emphatic way of affirming that they did know. But Paul does not here state what it was that they knew. That is to be gathered from what he proceeds to say. From that it appears that he referred to the fact that the gospel was to be preached to the Gentiles, and that the Jews were to be cast off.

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