Romans 11:17-24 And if some of the branches be broken off, and you, being a wild olive tree, were grafted in among them… I. THE PAST CONDITION OF THE GENTILES. 1. Not a people. 2. Strangers to the covenant of promise. 3. Given up to their heart's lusts. II. THEIR GOSPEL PRIVILEGE. 1. Brought nigh. 2. Accepted. 3. Made children of Abraham. 4. By faith. III. THE CONSEQUENT HOPE OF ISRAEL. 1. Still heirs of the covenant. 2. Beloved for their fathers' sake. 3. How much more, etc., when they believe? (J. Lyth, D.D.) Parallel Verses KJV: And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert graffed in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree; |