{"id":417,"date":"2008-10-06T06:00:44","date_gmt":"2008-10-06T12:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/1002things.com\/?p=417"},"modified":"2022-03-26T16:39:36","modified_gmt":"2022-03-26T22:39:36","slug":"romans-1116-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/versebyverse.carpelibra.org\/?p=417","title":{"rendered":"Romans 11:16-18"},"content":{"rendered":"

16\u00a0<\/sup>For if the firstfruit is holy, the lump is also holy; and if the root is holy, so are the branches.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

17\u00a0<\/sup>And if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive tree, were grafted in among them, and with them became a partaker of the root and fatness of the olive tree,<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

18\u00a0<\/sup>do not boast against the branches. But if you do boast, remember that you do not support the root, but the root supports you.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

The quote in verse 16 is from Numbers 15:21 \u2014 Of the first of your dough ye shall give unto the LORD an heave offering in your generations.<\/span><\/em> Israel was told to offer the first of their dough to God as an heave offering.<\/h3>\n

firstfruit and root \u2014 Abraham, since he was set apart (holy) to God, so is Israel, which came from him<\/h3>\n

branches broken off \u2014 unbelieving Jews<\/h3>\n

wild olive \u2014 Gentiles<\/h3>\n

grafted in \u2014 admitted into God’s favor, which Israel has forfeited for a time.<\/h3>\n

partaker \u2014 Gentiles became Israel’s spiritual descendants<\/h3>\n

boast not \u2014 Gentiles shouldn’t consider themselves better than Jews or hold them in contempt \u2014 their salvation comes through Abraham.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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