In this lesson on Romans 9, we see that Israel’s national fall was not a failure of God’s promises, but the result of Israel rejecting her greatest privilege—Christ Himself. Through examples like Isaac over Ishmael and Jacob over Esau, the Apostle Paul demonstrates God’s sovereign right to work in unexpected ways—including temporarily setting Israel aside to show mercy to the Gentiles. Israel stumbled at Christ the “stumblingstone,” and in this age of grace, God is saving both Jews and Gentiles individually, while preserving Israel for a future restoration when His promises to her will be fulfilled.