Romans Chapter 11 Vs. 12

 

Gentiles Grafted In

Now if the fall of them be the riches of the world, and the diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fulness? Rom 11:12

riches of the... If, in consequence of their rebellion, the riches of God’s grace have to come to the Gentile world, how much more will the world be blessed when Israel comes to her fullness of blessing again.

This is just God’s way of allowing the Gentile believers to be saved. We Gentile believers have been grafted in to the family of God. The failure of the Jews to acknowledge Jesus of Nazareth as their Messiah and be God’s witness nation resulted in the Gentile church being given that privilege.

how much more... Meaning the Jews future spiritual renewal. Israel’s “fall” and “diminishing” is temporary.

But Paul was convinced that Israel’s transgression (paraptōma, “false step,” which seems to fit with “stumble”; cf. paraptōma, trans. “trespass” in Rom. 5:17-18, Rom. 5:20) was temporary. So he looked beyond its immediate results (riches for the world and… riches for the Gentiles) to the possibility of its removal (how much greater riches will their fullness bring!). “World” here means mankind, not the physical world (cf. “world” in Rom. 11:15). Certainly the world has been enriched spiritually because of so many Gentiles coming to Christ (cf. see “reconciliation” in Rom. 11:15). But even greater riches will be enjoyed by Gentiles after the conversion of Israel at the Lord’s return (cf. Rom. 11:26). Israel’s “fullness” suggests a large-scale conversion (cf. “full number [lit., ‘fullness’] of the Gentiles,” Rom. 11:25).