Romans 11:1-5
11:2 a chose from the very beginning: Before the people of Israel could do anything to earn their status, God selected them to be his people based on his grace alone.• Elijah the prophet: In 1 Kgs 19:1-18 b, the apostate King Ahab had slaughtered many of the Lord’s prophets, and Ahab’s wife Jezebel threatened Elijah with the same fate. Elijah fled to the wilderness, where he bemoaned his fate. God responded with the assurance that many faithful people remained. Paul found the present situation to be somewhat parallel. While many Jews did not believe, and some were even hostile, God was (and is) still working to preserve a believing remnant.
11:5 c a few of the people of Israel (literally a remnant): Paul returns to the Old Testament concept of the remnant that he used in 9:27-29 d. This solid core of godly Israelites represents God’s pledge of his continuing faithfulness to his promises and to his people.
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