Rom 10:19 | TNotes | STEP | 10:19 rouse your jealousy ... provoke your anger: This quotation from Deut 32:21 concerns God’s punishment of Israel for their idolatry. In Paul’s day, Israel remained guilty of idolatry because it put the law in place of God himself. God’s punishment involved using the Gentiles, people who are not even a nation , to make Israel jealous and angry (Rom 11:12-32 elaborates on this theme).

bDeut 32:21►

cRom 11:12-32►

‏ Romans 10:19

10:19 ^a rouse your jealousy ... provoke your anger: This quotation from Deut 32:21 ^b concerns God’s punishment of Israel for their idolatry. In Paul’s day, Israel remained guilty of idolatry because it put the law in place of God himself. God’s punishment involved using the Gentiles, people who are not even a nation, to make Israel jealous and angry (Rom 11:12-32 ^c elaborates on this theme).