Section 4
and Levites. The promises are those God gave to Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and David (Rom. 15:8; Acts 13:32).
Verse 5 says, "Whose are the fathers, and out of whom according to flesh is the Christ, Who is over all, God blessed forever. Amen." The fathers were Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and others. Also, according to His human nature, Christ came out of the children of Israel. Paul says that Christ is "over all, God blessed forever." When Paul came to this point in his writing, he was so filled with the glorious Person of Christ that he poured out what was in his heart—"Christ is over all, God blessed forever. Amen." We all have to be deeply impressed with and fully realize and appreciate the fact that our Lord Jesus Christ is the very God who is over all and blessed forever. Though He came out of the Jewish race in flesh, He is the very infinite God. Thus, Isaiah 9:6 says, "Unto us a child is born…and his name shall be called… The mighty God." We praise Him for His deity and we worship Him as the very God forever.
"Not, however, as though the word of God has come to naught. For not all are Israel who are out of Israel" (v. 6). In verse 3, Paul prayed out of his desire for his kinsmen to be saved. As he came to verse 6 he spoke of God's economy.