Romans 11:5-10
Romans 11:5-10 AMP
So too then, at the present time there has come to be a remnant [a small believing minority] according to God’s gracious choice. But if it is by grace [God’s unmerited favor], it is no longer on the basis of works, otherwise grace is no longer grace [it would not be a gift but a reward for works]. What then? Israel failed to obtain what it was seeking [that is, God’s favor by obedience to the Law], but the elect [those chosen few] obtained it, while the rest of them became hardened and callously indifferent; just as it is written [in Scripture], “God gave them a spirit of stupor, Eyes that do not see and ears that do not hear, [a spiritual apathy that has continued] to this very day.” [Deut 29:4; Is 29:10] And David says, “Let their table (abundance) become a snare and a trap, A stumbling block and a retribution to them. [Ps 69:22] “Let their eyes be darkened so that they do not see, And make their backs bend [under their burden] forever.” [Ps 69:23]





