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Read Romans 9:6-13 (Paul’s the New Testament. Of these occurrences,
Vindication of the Scriptures) it is translated “to fall” or “to fall away or
off” 10 times. It first appears in Mark 13:25,
Despite the impressive list of favours which speaks of the stars of heaven falling
God bestowed upon Israel (vv1-5), the out of course. In Romans 9:6, it is in the
nation failed to recognize their Deliverer perfect tense, which expresses continuous
when He came to them, and arranged for action from the past to the present. In other
His crucifixion. This poses the question, words, to use the figure of the stars falling
Does this mean that the promises of God out of course, the Word of God is still on
for Israel will never be fulfilled? Has God course, and will be until God’s purposes
abandoned Israel? Has God failed to fulfill for Israel are achieved. God is never taken
the promises He has given in His Word? by surprise. Just as He knew that Adam
The simple answer is given in verse 6: “But would sin and bring the human family into
it is not as though the word of God has ruin, but had already planned to send His
failed” (NASB). The rest of the paragraph Son to be the Kinsman Redeemer, so He
(vv6-13) is written to prove that the Word knew that Israel would reject their Messiah
of God has not failed to achieve what God when He came, and had already planned
has promised to Israel. what He would do as a result. At the end
Paul seeks to prove this claim in the of this present article we will look at some
rest of this verse and in the verses that Old Testament Scriptures that indicate
follow, up to verse 13. Notice the use of that God had His plans for the present
the Greek verb translated “fail” in verse age of grace.
6. This verb (ekpiptō) appears 13 times in Paul proves his point by stating, “For

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