Us Whom God Has Called

With these verses, Paul continues his explanation of how it is that God’s word has not failed, a concern raised earlier in verse 6. Here, the apostle’s focus is on reconciling the sovereignty of God in salvation with the reality that so many Jews have rejected Jesus Christ as their Messiah. Does this mean that God’s word has failed? Absolutely not! To prove this, Paul quotes two Old Testament prophets, Hosea and Isaiah, who serve as witnesses that it was always God’s sovereign plan to save both Jewish and Gentile people.