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Romans 11:2

Elijah
Israel and the nationsGod's faithfulness

1 I ask then, did God reject His people? Certainly not! I am an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin.

God did not reject His people, whom He foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says about Elijah, how he appealed to God against Israel:

3 “Lord, they have killed Your prophets and torn down Your altars. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well”?

4 And what was the divine reply to him? “I have reserved for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.”

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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God did not reject His people, whom He foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says about Elijah, how he appealed to God against Israel:
KJV
God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel, saying,
WEB
God didn’t reject his people, whom he foreknew. Or don’t you know what the Scripture says about Elijah? How he pleads with God against Israel:
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God did not cast off his people which he foreknew. Or know ye not what the scripture saith of Elijah? how he pleadeth with God against Israel:
DARBY
God has not cast away his people whom he foreknew. Know ye not what the scripture says in [the history of] Elias, how he pleads with God against Israel?
BLB
God did not thrust away His people, whom He foreknew. Or do you⁺ not know what the Scripture says in Elijah, how he pleads with God against Israel:
ÅB
Gud har ikke forkastet sitt folk, som han forut kjente. Eller vet dere ikke hva Skriften sier om Elias, hvordan han står fram for Gud mot Israel:
OTB
Gud har ikke forkastet sitt folk som Han forut kjente. Vet dere ikke hva Skriften sier i historien om Elia, hvordan han ba til Gud mot Israel?
B1930
Gud har ikke forkastet sitt folk, som han forut kjente. Eller vet I ikke hvad Skriften sier på det sted om Elias, hvorledes han treder frem for Gud mot Israel:

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Psalms 94:14

    For the LORD will not forsake His people; He will never abandon His heritage.

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  • Romans 8:29–30

    For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.

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  • 1 Peter 1:2

    according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by His blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.

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  • Acts 3:17

    And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did your leaders.

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  • Numbers 16:15

    Then Moses became very angry and said to the LORD, “Do not regard their offering. I have not taken one donkey from them or mistreated a single one of them.”

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  • Exodus 32:1

    Now when the people saw that Moses was delayed in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said, “Come, make us gods who will go before us. As for this Moses who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him!”

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  • Romans 9:23

    What if He did this to make the riches of His glory known to the vessels of His mercy, whom He prepared in advance for glory—

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  • Genesis 44:15

    “What is this deed you have done?” Joseph declared. “Do you not know that a man like me can surely divine the truth?”

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