1 Corinthians 4:7; Job 35:7; Job 41:11; Matthew 20:15
Or who hath ... - The sentiment in this verse is found substantially in Job 41:11 . “Who hath prevented me, that I should repay him.” The Hebrew...
Or who hath (i) first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again? (i) This saying overthrows the doctrine of foreseen works and merits...
The Mystery of Israel's Future. Romans 11:25-26 a . It may save Gentile believers from a dangerous self-conceit ( cf. Romans 12:16 ) to learn...
hath first given . gave first. Greek. prodidomi. Only here. recompensed... again . repaid. Greek. antapodidomi. Here, Romans 12:19 ; Luke 14...
35. Who has first given to him, etc. Another reason, by which God’s righteousness is most effectually defended against all the accusations o...
DISCOURSE: 1903 GOD ALL IN ALL Romans 11:34-36 . Who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor? Or who hath first given t...
Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again? Or, who hath first given to him - Who can pretend to have any demands upo...
Or who hath first given to him, &c.— This has a manifest respect to the Jews, who claimed a right to be the people of God so far, that St. Pa...
Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again? Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto...
Israel's Rejection not final. A Warning to the Gentiles In this chapter St. Paul brings to an end his great exposition of God's dealings with the...
From Job 41:11 .
(33-36) This grand and comprehensive view of the divine purposes makes so deep an impression upon the Apostle that he breaks out into an impassioned...
The depth of God’s knowledge none can penetrate, and the counsels of His wisdom admit of no assessor. The means by which God works are not supplied t...
Chapter 24 THE RESTORATION OF ISRAEL DIRECTLY FORETOLD: ALL IS OF AND FOR GOD Romans 11:25-36 THUS far St. Paul has rather reasoned than predi...
That God “Might Have Mercy upon All” Romans 11:25-36 “Mysteries” are the reasons and principles of the divine procedure which are hidden from o...
This discussion now gives rise to a new question, "Did God cast off His people?" They were created a nation in order that through them all the nation...
I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke t...
Or who hath first given to him ,.... See Job 41:11 ; no man can give God anything, which he has not first given him, or which he has not a prior ri...
Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again? Ver. 35. Who hath first given to himJ Do we not owe him all that we ha...
O the depth The unsearchable, inconceivable abundance; of the riches , &c. In the ninth chapter, Paul had sailed but in a narrow sea, now he i...
Israel Yet to be Restored We have seen in Romans 9:1-33 that there is an election according to the grace of God in Israel: in Romans 10:1-21 t...
The Divine Sovereignty. A. D. 58. 33 O the...
q.d. If any man hath obliged God, by any thing he hath done for him, he shall have an ample reward: alluding (as some think) to Job 41:11 . But se...
God's Purpose With Regard Both To The Jews and The Gentiles (11:1-36). Paul now carries forward the doctrine of the Israel within Israel, and evid...
Paul Marvels At The Amazing Wisdom And Knowledge Of God As He Considers God's Way Of Working As Revealed In What He Himself Has Said (11:33-36). P...
‘For who has known the mind of the Lord? or who has been his counsellor? or who has first given to him, and it will be recompensed to him again?' Fo...
CRITICAL NOTES Romans 11:33 .— Judgments are God’s decrees; and His ways are His ways of bringing them to pass. How just is Paul’s reflection...
Romans 11:1 . Hath God cast away his people? The jews would say, what else can we infer? If the gentiles are now become the Israel of God, and if...
EXPOSITION Romans 11:1-45 (4) The Jews are not finally rejected, but, through the calling of the Gentiles, will be brought into the Chur...
A concluding doxology:
Or who hath first given to Him, and it shall be recompensed to him again?
Given to him — Either wisdom or power?
35 Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again?