Romans Chapter 10 Vs. 11

 

The Message of Salvation to All

For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. Rom 10:11

Whosoever believeth on... Quoted from Isa. 28:16; 49:23.

Let me read this scripture from Isaiah and tell me who it is talking about and how it relates to (Rom: 10:11).

Isa. 28:16 “Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner [stone], a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.”

shall not be... Haste means disturbed. The Hebrew word is hurry. The Greek Old Testament interprets this Hebrew hasten for “hurry” in the sense of “put to shame”, furnishing the basis of the New Testament citations of this verse.

Isa. 49:23 “And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with [their] face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I [am] the LORD: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me.”

Of course this speaks of our Cornerstone, Jesus.

1Pet. 2:6 “Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Zion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.”

If you have really made Jesus the Lord of your life, you want to tell everybody you see. Christians are the bride of Christ. Have you ever seen a new bride that can keep quiet about her groom?

Zion or Sion are terms that most often designate the Land of Israel and its capital, Jerusalem.

Paul then (Rom. 10:11) supported his position by re-quoting part of Isa. 28:16 (cf. Rom. 9:33), adding the Greek word translated everyone. God responds with the gift of provided righteousness to each individual who believes. Then Paul reminded his readers of God’s impartiality, as he did when discussing human sinfulness (Rom. 3:22). Just as all who sin will be judged, so all who believe will be saved and richly blessed.