Rom 8:19-22 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Rom 8:19-21: 8:19-21 All creation includes animals, plants, and the earth itself. Paul follows Old Testament precedent (see especially Ps 65:12-13 ; Isa 24:4 ; Jer 4:28 ; 12:4 ) by personifying the created world. • waiting eagerly ... looks forward: Just as the entire world was harmed by Adam’s fall into sin, it will share in the blessings that God has promised his people (e.g., Isa 4:2 , Rev 21:1-2 ).

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bPs 65:12-13►

cIsa 24:4►

dJer 4:28►

e12:4►

fIsa 4:2►

gRev 21:1-2►

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iMatt 24:8►

jMark 13:8►

kJohn 16:20-22►

‏ Romans 8:19-22

Summary for Rom 8:19-21: 8:19-21 ^a All creation includes animals, plants, and the earth itself. Paul follows Old Testament precedent (see especially Ps 65:12-13 ^b; Isa 24:4 ^c; Jer 4:28 ^d; 12:4 ^e) by personifying the created world.

• waiting eagerly ... looks forward: Just as the entire world was harmed by Adam’s fall into sin, it will share in the blessings that God has promised his people (e.g., Isa 4:2 ^f, Rev 21:1-2 ^g).
8:22 ^h The pains of childbirth is a metaphor for the longing of creation (see also Matt 24:8 ⁱ; Mark 13:8 ^j; John 16:20-22 ^k).