“Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.”
This does not, however, mean that God's word has failed. For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel. — The λόγος (logos, "word") of God has not fallen away (ἐκπίπτω, ekpiptō, "fallen away"); God's promises stand. Yet Paul introduces the distinction: descent (ἐξ Ἰσραήλ, ex Israelēl) is not identity. Not all biological offspring are the true Israel—a rupture between flesh and election.
Church Fathers on Romans 9:5
“To whom pertains the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the Law, and the service of God,and the promises; whose are the father's, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, Who is over all, God blessed forever. Amen.” And what is this? One asks. For if with a view to the belief of others he was willing to become accursed, he ought to have also wished for this in the Gentiles' behalf. But if he wishes it in the Jews' behalf only, it is a…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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