The Importance Of Israel To The Romans

Paul spends three chapter discussing Israel to the Romans. He does this for several reasons. As a Jew, Paul understands that many Jews consider him to be a traitor and still believe that they are under the old law. He wants them to know why his beliefs had changed and assured them that God has not changed his mind about saving them all. Another reason for these three chapters is to help both Jews and Gentiles understand that God wants them all to be saved.
Romans chapter nine starts off with Paul letting the Jews know that he understands that this news is hard for them to hear, because it was hard for him too, however, it is all true. Verse six goes into a history lesson for the Jews, explaining to them how God is not only just, but the king of everything and can make people righteous any way He sees fit. Paul now seems to chastise the Jews in Roman for them questions God and why He has chosen the Gentiles to be equal to them. I found it interesting that Christians back in 56a.d. Claimed to believe in God and yet questioned His authority, and now two thousand years later, we are still questioning Him. Paul ends chapter nine by telling the Jews, again that the law did not make them righteous, but faith in Christ will,
He even goes into his lineage. Paul continues to drive home the idea that as wicked as some of them are, they have done nothing to keep them from God if they will just have faith in Christ. The reason that Paul takes three chapters explaining the history of Israel to the Romans is two-fold. The first reason is that he wants the Jews to understand their own history in the law and that God has not changed his mind or turned His back on them. The second reason Paul spent so much time on this subject was to show the Gentiles what a forgiving God they were following and that they were just as entitled to being justified as the Jews