Romans 10:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

ROMANS CHAPTER 10 Romans 10:1-3 Paul's prayer for Israel, who were misled by blind zeal. Romans 10:4-10 The difference between justification by the law and by faith explained from Scripture. Romans 10:11-13 Salvation open to all that believe, both Jews and Gentiles. Romans 10:14-18 The necessity of preaching to the Gentiles inferred. Romans 10:19,20 God's acceptance of the Gentiles known before to the Jews, Romans 10:21 as also their own refusal of his offered mercy. The apostle begins this chapter with another prolepsis, or rhetorical insinuation, professing his unfeigned love of his nation, and his hearty desire of their salvation: q.d. As before, (c.g.) so now again I declare openly, (O ye Christian Jews, my brethren), that whatever the generality of the Jews do think of me, as if I hated them, or were their enemy; yet there is none more passionately and tenderly affected to them than I am: and from hence it is, that I do so heartily desire and pray to God, for all that people, that they might be saved. That they might be saved; that they may obtain eternal salvation, and escape that deluge of wrath aud destruction that hangs over their heads.