28 For he will finish the work,
28 for the Lord will carry out his sentence upon the earth fully and without delay."
28 God doesn't count us; he calls us by name. Arithmetic is not his focus.
28 For He will finish the work and cut it short in righteousness, Because the Lord will make a short work upon the earth."
28 For the Lord will carry out his sentence upon the earth quickly and with finality."
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Romans 9:28
Commentary on Romans 9:25-29
(Read Romans 9:25-29)
The rejecting of the Jews, and the taking in the Gentiles, were foretold in the Old Testament. It tends very much to the clearing of a truth, to observe how the Scripture is fulfilled in it. It is a wonder of Divine power and mercy that there are any saved: for even those left to be a seed, if God had dealt with them according to their sins, had perished with the rest. This great truth this Scripture teaches us. Even among the vast number of professing Christians it is to be feared that only a remnant will be saved.