Geneva Bible Notes: Romans 9

Romans 9:1 (a) As becometh him that reuerenceth Christ, or whose tongue Christ ruleth & so taketh Christ for his witnes.

Romans 9:1 (!) Hauing testified his great loue towardes his nacion, & the signes thereof,

Romans 9:3 (b) He wolde redeme the rejection of the Jewes that his owne damnacion, which declareth his zeale towarde Gods glorie, read {Exod. 32, 32}

Romans 9:4 (d) The two tables of the couenant, {Deut. 11,9}

Romans 9:4 (c) The Arke of the couenant because it was a signe of Gods presence, was called Gods gloire, {1Sam. 4:21. psal. 26:8}

Romans 9:5 (e) Christ is verie God.

Romans 9:6 (f) that is, of Jacob whose name was also Israel.

Romans 9:6 (/) Greke, fall away.

Romans 9:7 (g) The Israelites must not be estemed by their kinred, but by the secret election of God, which is aboue the external vocacion.

Romans 9:8 (h) As Ismael.

Romans 9:11 (!) He entreateth of the election and reprobacion.

Romans 9:14 (!) Of the vocacion of the Gentiles.

Romans 9:15 (i) As the onelie wil & purpose of God is the chief cause of election & reprobacion: so his fre mercie in Christ is an inferiro cause of saluacion, & the hardening of the heart, an inferior cause of damnacion.

Romans 9:17 (k) That is, God in the Scripture.

Romans 9:20 (/) Or, speakest against.

Romans 9:21 (/) Or, vnto honest vses.

Romans 9:28 (l) God wil make suche waste of that people that the fewe, which shal remaine, shalbe a worke of his justice, & shal set forthe his glorie in his Church.

Romans 9:29 (m) That is, veterly lost.

Romans 9:30 (!) And rejection of the Jewes.

Romans 9:33 (n) Jesus Christ is to the infideles destruction, & the the faithful life & resurrection.