CONTENTS.

In entering on the discussion of the question of the rejection of the Jews, and the calling of the Gentiles, the apostle assures his brethren that he was led to entertain this opinion from no want of affection or respect for them or their national privileges, vs. 1 — 5. That his doc- trine on this subject was true, he argues, 1. Because it was not incon- sistent with the promises of God, who is perfectly sovereign in the dis- tribution of his favours, vs. 6 — 24. And, secondly, because it was dis- tinctly predicted in their own Scriptures, vs. 25 — 29. The conclusion from this reasoning is stated in vs. 30 — 33. The Jews are rejected fo* their unbelief, and the Gentiles admitted to the Messiah's kingdom.