Romans 9:28

"Isaiah cries concerning Israel, “If the number of the children of Israel are as the sand of the sea, it is the remnant who will be saved;"

Key Reflection

This verse highlights that while Israel as a whole may be vast like the sands of the sea, only a remnant will ultimately be saved, emphasizing God's selective and mysterious grace. The imagery of the sand symbolizes the multitude of Israelites, yet it is the faithful few who will find salvation, illustrating the contrast between national identity and individual faith.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 28. He will finish the work. This is taken from the Septuagint translation of Isa 10:23. The Hebrew is, "The Lord God of hosts shall make a consumption, even determined, in the midst of all the land." Or, as it may be rendered, "Destruction is decreed which shall make justice overflow; yea, destruction is verily determined on; the Lord Jehovah will execute it in the midst of all the land." (Stuart.) The Septuagint and the apostle adhere to the sense of the passage, but do not follow the words. The phrase, will finish the work, means, he will bring the thing to an end, or will accomplish it. It is an expression applicable to a firm purpose to accomplish an object.

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