Romans 11:2-5 God has not rejected His people whom He knew beforehand. Or do you not know what the Scripture says about Elijah, how he pleads with God against Israel? “Adonai, they have killed your prophets, they have destroyed your altars; I alone am left, and they are seeking my life.” But what is the divine response to him? “I have kept for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.” So in the same way also at this present time there has come to be a remnant according to God’s gracious choice.
Paul begins verse two the same way he began verse one, by saying, “God has not rejected His people …” Likewise; this time he also offers evidence. In verse one, Paul offers himself as evidence that God has not forsaken Israel. Then, in verse two, he brings the remnant into the spotlight. First, he mentions the remnant in Elijah’s day. Then, in verse 5, Paul mentions that even as he was writing to the Romans (“at this present time”) there is a remnant by God’s grace. … Read on here