Chapter 10

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The first century wide scale Jewish rejection of Yahusha causes Paul to write:

Romans 10:1 Yisraelite brothers, my lev’s desire and tefillah to vuvh for Yisrael is, that they might be saved.
Romans 10:2 For I bear them record that they have a zeal (zēlos, Heb. qinah as in Phinneas) for vuvh, but not according to da’at. (epignōsis – to recognize and discern/ Heb. da’at)
Romans 10:3 For they being ignorant of vuvh’s tzedakah, go about to establish their own tzedakah, have not submitted themselves to the tzedakah of vuvh.

Their zeal is for Elohim, it’s not some empty pagan fanaticism, but zeal for the One True Living Elohim (therein lies the deception and what sucks so many Messianic’s in).

Their lack of knowledge is twofold:

1. they lack the knowledge of how יהוה declares a person forensically righteous.
2. they hold to a means of a righteous status as a people group that יהוה will reject.

The Jews refused to humble themselves and accept YHWH’s righteousness as the undeserved gift it is.

Romans 10:4 For Moshiach is the actual goal of the Torah

‘Telos’ = ‘goal’ to which a movement is being directed – the outcome, not the extinction of, the termination of.

Romans 6:22 But now being made free from sin, having become avadim to vuvh, you have your fruit to set-apartness, with the end result (telos) being everlasting chayim.

Teleology – a sector of philosophy that deals with goals and outcomes.

For Moshiach is the actual goal of the Torah for an eternal tzadik standing to everyone that believes.
Romans 10:5 For Moshe describes the tzedakah that comes from the Torah: That the man who does those things shall live by them (Leviticus 18:5)

The Jews were and still are ignorant of YHWH’s covenant faithfulness through Yahusha because they were so busy, still to this day trying to establish their own righteousness, their own covenant status – they refuse to submit to YHWH’s faithfulness!

In sum: a First Century Jewish misplaced status of covenant membership.

They chose to quietly set aside the call to covenant (Romans 9:7 onward) instead fabricating their own covenant status for Jews and only Jews, no remnant, no Gentile admission except through proselyte conversion – a covenant status fabricated and established by their own righteousness!

Romans 10:6 But the tzedakah that is of emunah speaks in this manner; Say not in your lev, Who shall ascend into the shamayim? That is, to bring the Moshiach down from above:
Romans 10:7 Or, Who shall descend into the deep? That is, to bring up the Moshiach again from the dead.

A drash on Deuteronomy 30:12 LXX ‘neither is it beyond the sea’ Paul uses ‘who shall defend into the deep.’ He’s harmonizing Psalms 107.26 with Deuteronomy 30:12.

Psalms 107:26 They go up to the shamayim, they go down again to the depths.

Psalms 107 speaks of the redeemed of יהוה being gathered up from the east, west, north and south after their dispersions in the nations. He sends His Word and heals them and His Word delivers them from captivity. It’s about recognizing the works of יהוה and rejecting the works of man which are futility and bondage, the very point Paul is making!

Romans 10:8 But what does Torah actually say? The word is near you, even in your mouth, and in your lev: that is, the word of emunah, which we proclaim;

Romans 10:9 That if you shall confess with your mouth the Master gauvh, and shall believe in your lev that vuvh has raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved.

Romans 10:10 For with the lev man believes to tzedakah; and with the mouth confession is made to Yahshua. 11 For the Katuv says, Whoever believes on Him shall not be ashamed.

Three things: 1) Confess 2) Believe 3) Saved

Confess/Homologeō/nadar נדר/to take a vow. Word and deed, not repeat after me these words. Homo = one action of word and deed. Jeremiah 44:15 a vow. To confess beyond all question; not only acoustic, or mental accent. Confession; a vow.

Believe/pisteuō/shama – to puts ones faith in with the implication that actions will follow.

Romans 10:12 For there is no difference between the Yahudi and the Greek or the Aramean: for the same Master vuvh is over all and is rich in rachamim to all that call upon Him.
Romans 10:13 For whoever shall call upon the Name of the Master vuvh shall be saved.
Romans 10:14 How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a proclaimer?
Romans 10:15 And how shall they proclaim, except they be sent?

5 ingredients to declaring & thereby receiving the gospel:

1. Shod your apostolic feet – go out!
2. Proclaim – be bold
3. So they hear
4. So they can believe
5. So they may call on Him.

As it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that proclaim the Besorah of shalom, and bring besorot of tov things!

Romans 10:16 But they have not all obeyed the Besorah. For Yeshayahu says, vuvh, who has believed our report (Isaiah 53.1)?
Romans 10:17 So then, emunah comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of vuvh.
Romans 10:18 But I say, Have they not heard? Yes truly, their sound went into all the earth, and their words to the ends of the olam hazeh (V. 18 is a quotation of Psalms 19. defining the gospel)

6 verifying facts to the true gospel:

1. The perfect revelation of יהוה is spoken
2. It proclaims knowledge
3. It’s heard
4. It goes out in a line
5. It originates from his perfect law
6. It converts the soul

Psalms 19:2 Day to day (1) utters speech, and night to night (2) proclaims knowledge 3  There are no speeches or words, in which their voices are not (3) heard.   Their (4) line is gone out into all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world. 5  In the sun he has set his tabernacle; and he comes forth as a bridegroom out of his chamber: he will exult as a giant to run his course. 6  His going forth is from the extremity of heaven, and his circuit to the other end of heaven: and no one shall be hidden from his heat.  (5) The law of יהוה is perfect, (6) converting souls:

Romans 10:19 But I say, Did not Yisrael know? First Moshe says, I will provoke you to jealousy by them that are not a people at all, a Lo-Ami, and by this foolish nation I will anger you (Deuteronomy 32.21 )

V.19 quotes the Song of Moses.

Deuteronomy 31 Moses declares that in the latter days Israel will provoke יהוה, יהוה will in turn use the Lo-Ami to provoke Israel as the Lo-Ami return as one new man into the New Covenant making Israel still jealous as they rebel under the weight of the BoL’s condemnation as it witness against them not only in the breaking of the original BoC but now also in the national rejection of Yahusha.
Thread V.18 and V.19 – their quotations of Psalms 19.1 and Deuteronomy 31.28 – The heavens and the earth!

Deuteronomy 31.28 witness to Israel’s rebellion and placement under the BoL.

And Psalms19.1 witnesses to the true gospel by Yahusha’s blood ratified covenant – which originates (point 5, within perfect covenant Torah).

Romans 10:20 But Yeshayahu is very bold, and says, I was found by them that sought Me not; I was made manifest to them that asked not after Me.
Romans 10:21 But to Yisrael He says, All day long I have stretched forth My hands to a disobedient and quarrelsome people.