chapter 9 of 16 (33 verses.)

Romans 9

True IsraEL = Those Who Will Rule With EL1

😇, I speak the truth in [spiritual harmony with the] Messiah. I'm not lying. My conscience confirms this via the Holy Spirit.

⭐️⭐️⭐️ I suffer great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart, 😇.

I [love] my blood-kin so much that I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from [the] Messiah, [if only that would help my Judean] brothers, 😇.

[YAH] adopted the people of [ancient Patriarch] Israel [as his sons, 😇 . He] esteemed [them]. [He gave them his] covenants. They received the [Mosaic] Law. [YAH entrusted them to perform temple] service[s] [for him]. And [he gave Israel's patriarchs and prophets] the [most fascinating] promises [in history].

[YAH blessed Israel's] patriarchs. From their bodies [came Yahshua the] Messiah, who [rules] over everything, established [and] blessed [by YHVH] Elohim [throughout all] age[s].
This verse is sometimes translated to be very confusing and to give rise to the false idea that Yahshua is YHVH, the almighty Eloha over all. No matter how you parse the Greek, Yahshua is underneath YHVH the Father. See Ro 15:5 for clarification. Yahshua is elohim (chief) over all, as a delegate of YHVH. YHVH has assigned his Prince (Yahshua) dominion over His realm.

And [even though the Israelis lie in constant danger of extermination,] these prophecies from [YHVH] the Eloah stand in [permanent] effect, 😇. For not everyone who descended [genetically or geographically] from Israel are ‘people who will rule with YHVH the Eloah’, [which is the real meaning of the term “IsraEl”].
The word Israel is not, in its most important sense, a term denoting genetic lineage or geographical descent. Israel means, ‘The people who will rule with EL,’ that is, the people who will end up in heaven for eternity. Who is ‘Israel’ is determined not by where your body started, but by where your spirit is *headed.*

Children Of Abraham's Promise Come Via Isaac7

Not all [Abraham's physical] descendants are “seed-children” of Abraham. Rather, “[The people whom YAH] calls Abraham's ‘seed-children’ [issue from] Isaac {Laughter}.”
Genesis 21:12 refers to a special lineage traced through faith, beginning with Isaac.

That is, [Abraham's] physical offspring are not [necessarily spiritual] children of [YHVH] the Eloah. Rather, [only] the children [YAH referred to when he made] the promise are counted as [YAH's] “seed-children.”

For this, 😇, is how [YAH's messenger] stated [Abraham's] promise: ‘At the time [YAH has] set, I, [the messenger of YHVH,] return. Then [old lady] Sarah {Monarch} births a son.’

Isaac's Promise Is For Jacob's Kids, Not Esau10

Also, 😇, recall when Rebekah {Captivator} conceived twins in a single [night with] one man, our fore-father Isaac {Laughter}.

Yet, before Rebecca's twins were born or had done anything good or evil, YHVH executed his unilateral sovereign power by electing [Jacob,] without regard to anything either of the twins did, 😇.

[YAH] told Rebecca, “The older of your twins grows to serve the younger.”

Just as [YAH] says [in MalachYAH 1:2&3], ‘I love Jacob {Heel-Grabber}. But I reject Esau {Rough-Red}.’

YAH Is Always Fair, Whether We Agree Or Not14

So what should we deduce, 😇? Is [YHVH] the Eloah unfair? Not at all!

As YAH says to Moses, “I have mercy on whom I have mercy. And I have compassion for whom I want to have compassion.”

⭐️⭐️⭐️ So [blessing/election] does not depend on man's desires, nor [man's] running [in the race of life. If you go to heaven it's because YHVH] the Eloah has mercy [on you, 😇].

For the Scripture [in Exodus 9:16] quotes [YAH speaking] to Pharaoh, ‘I raised you up for this very purpose: so I can display my power [by punishing] you, [after which heralds will forever] proclaim my Name-authority throughout the entire earth.’

So YAH lavishes mercy on whomever he chooses, 😇. And He [allows] other people's [hearts to] harden.

We Have No Right To Write The Rules Of Life19

Now, 😇, you'll ask me, “Why does YAH still blame us [humans]? [Whether we do good or evil, aren't we just living-machines, chained to the cosmic predestined script of] YAH's will?”

But who, 😇, are you, [little] human, to talk back to [YHVH] the Eloah?! “Can a formed object ask Him who formed it, ‘Why'd you make me this way?’”
Isaiah 29:16; 45:9

Doesn't the potter have the right to split (one lump of clay) to make one [set of] pottery for noble purposes and another [set] for common use, 😇?

YAH Patiently Waits To See Who Deserves Life22

⭐️⭐️⭐️ [YHVH] the Eloah defers his violent-passions, 😇. He [holds back from] making his power known. With great patience [he] bears the objects of his wrath [as he] prepares [them] for destruction.
Paraphrase. YAH allows some stories to develop long enough to serve as a object lessons, cautionary tales for the rest of us to learn from. In eternal life, we will have greater temptations than those we now suffer. Pain grows us up.

YAH [stays patient,] to make the riches of His majesty known to the [beings] He'll give mercy, whom He prepared in advance for glory, 😇.

YAH Offers Salvation To All People-Groups 24

[The recipients of YAH's mercy are] we [believers] whom YAH calls from both Judeans AND beast-nations.

As YAH says [to] Hosea, “I name people [whom] I [previously rejected,] ‘my people.’ I call [nations] who I never loved, ‘beloved.’”
Hosea 2:23

Right in [nations] where [YAH] previously decreed, “You are not my people,” there [humanity] comes to call [converted beast-nationals], “the children of [YHVH] the living Eloah.”
Hosea 1:10

Only A Tiny Fraction Of Israelis Enter Heaven27

IsaiYah also cries concerning Israel, “The children of Israel [bloom] as numerous as the sand of the sea, 😇.” But [YAH] saves [only] a [small] remnant [of them]. [The bulk of Israelis die forever.]

For Adonai YHVH always finishes [the] work [he starts]. [In the end he] righteously cuts [humanity] short. With speed and finality He [destroys and remakes] the earth.
Isaiah 10:22,23

As IsaiYah says, “If Adonai [YHVH] Almighty had not left us [Israelis] a seed [population,] we would've ended [up dead] like Sodom, [nuked] like Gomorrha, 😇!”
Isaiah 1:9

Childlike Trust Beats Legalistic Tradition30

So what should we conclude, 😇? The beast-nationals, who [failed to] pursue righteousness, have obtained [the holy-grail]: a righteousness that flows [not from checklist-following but] from [active] trust [in YAH].

Meanwhile, [the rogue state of] Israel keeps pursuing righteousness based on [wacked-out interpretations of] the [Mosaic] law. So they fail to succeed in fulfilling that law, 😇.

Why does [rogue] Israel fail, 😇? Because they seek righteousness not by faith, but by working [merely to avoid penalties for breaking] the law. They trip over the ‘stumbling stone.’

As [YAH dictates to Isaiah], “Look, 😇! On [mount] Zion I [YAH] set [the misunderstood Messiah,] a stumbling-stone, [a] rock of offense! [I] eventually [rescue] everyone who [actively] trusts in [Yahshua].”
Isaiah 8:14; 28:16. The Israelis demand a military Messiah. Yah instead gives them a humble martyr.