In the last Romans Study For Kids post we looked at Romans 11:1-6. Today we are digging into Romans 11:7-16.

Romans 11:7-16

7 What then? What Israel is seeking, it has not obtained, but those who were chosen obtained it, and the rest were hardened;

8 just as it is written, “God gave them a spirit of stupor,
Eyes to see not and ears to hear not, Down to this very day.”

9 And David says, “Let their table become a snare and a trap, And a stumbling block and a retribution to them.

10 “Let their eyes be darkened to see not, And bend their backs forever.”

11 I say then, they did not stumble so as to fall, did they? May it never be! But by their transgression salvation has come to the Gentiles, to make them jealous.

12 Now if their transgression is riches for the world and their failure is riches for the Gentiles, how much more will their fulfillment be!

13 But I am speaking to you who are Gentiles. In as much then as I am an apostle of Gentiles, I magnify my ministry,

14 if somehow I might move to jealousy my fellow countrymen and save some of them.

15 For if their rejection is the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead?

16 If the first piece of dough is holy, the lump is also; and if the root is holy, the branches are too.

 

Read Romans 11:7. This verse begins with a question. Paul asks “What then?” We then read “What Israel was seeking, it has not obtained…” 

Now what was Israel seeking? Look back and read Romans 9:31 and Romans 10:3 to answer this question.

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Who does Romans 11:7 say did receive it?

those who were __ __ __ __ __ __

Who chose them? Look back and read Romans 9:11 and Romans 11:5 to answer.

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Read Romans 11:7 again. What happened to those who were not chosen?

they were __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

Read Romans 11:8-10. How long ago did God tell us that this would happen. Who is mentioned in Romans 11:9?

__ __ __ __ __

Look up and read Deuteronomy 29:4, Isaiah 29:10, Psalm 69:22-23, and Matthew 13:13. How many times did God warn us about this?

never      once       twice     many

Who are some of the people He used to warn us? Circle all that apply.

President Obama    Moses    David    Isaiah   Oprah

Read Romans 11:11. Once again Paul asks a question, “they did not stumble so as to fall, did they?” How does Paul answer thus question?

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What came to the Gentiles because of the transgression of Israel?

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Why did God allow salvation to come to the Gentiles in this way?

to make them (the Jews) __ __ __ __ __ __ __

Read a Romans 11:12 what comparison does Paul make concerning the transgression of the Jews and the salvation of the Gentiles?

their __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

is __ __ __ __ __ __ for the __ __ __ __ __

and their __ __ __ __ __ __ __  is __ __ __ __ __ __

for the Gentiles

Look back and read Romans 5:8-10. Do you see a similar comparison here in these verses?

Yes        No        I don’t know

Read Romans 11:13-14. Who is Paul specifically addressing in these verses?

the __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

What ministry is Paul magnifying? Look up and read Acts 9:15 and Acts 22:21 to help you answer this question.

the ministry God gave him to __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

Who is he wanting to move to jealousy by magnifying his ministry?

the __ __ __ __

Read Romans 11:15. What did Israel’s rejection of Jesus bring?

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ of the world

What will their acceptance of Jesus be?

__ __ __ __ from the __ __ __ __

Look up and read John 3:16-17, Romans 3:19. Romans 5:10, 2 Corinthians 5:18. Who did God send Jesus to save? Circle all that apply.

the Jews

the Gentiles

You and Me

the World  

all who believe

Read Romans 11:16 and fill in the blanks to answer the questions below.

(1) if the __ __ __ __ __ piece of dough is __ __ __ __, the __ __ __ __ is __ __ __ __

(2) and if the __ __ __ __ is __ __ __ __,

the __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __  are __ __ __

THINK ABOUT IT…

Do you have any play-doh or molding clay? Or if your mom has time you could mix up some cookie or biscuit dough to help illustrate what God is teaching us in the first part of Romans 11:16. 

Get the dough all ready and pinch a piece off. When you pinched it off did it change any?

Now mix it back into the dough. Can you tell where you removed it?

No you can’t. When we make cookies we begin with one dough and then we take from that dough an if that dough is good, then the cookies will be also.

Now let’s think about the second part of Romans 11:16.

Did you hear in the news about a man named Harvey Updike who poisoned the trees at Toomer’s Corner at Auburn University? 

Take a moment to look up this story. How did he poison the trees? Did he pour it on the branches? 

No, he poured it on the roots. 

Why? 

Because what ever happens to the roots effects the branches.

That’s enough for today. We will look at Romans 11:17-24 tomorrow.

 

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