Romans Chapter 15 Vs. 11

 

Christ the Hope of Jews and Gentiles

And again, Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; and laud him, all ye people. Rom 15:11

Praise the Lord,... The 17th Old Testament prophecy fulfilled in Romans (Rom. 15:11; Psm. 117:1). Next, Rom. 15:12.

and laud him... Greek: epaineo, highly extol. Here; Luke 16:8; 1Cor. 11:2, 11:17, 11:22.

Psm. 117:1 “O Praise the LORD, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people.”

We know that this could not be just the Jews, because “nations” is plural. The physical house of Israel is just one nation. God inhabits the praises of His people. We should praise Him, because He has brought us life.

1Cor. 15:45 “And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam [was made] a quickening spirit.”

Jesus Christ (the second Adam), brought us life when He quickened our spirit.

Paul quoted four Old Testament passages, introducing the series with the formula, As it is written (perf. tense, “it stands written”). Significantly these quotations are taken from all three divisions of the Old Testament — “the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms” (Luke 24:44) — and from three great Jewish heroes: Moses, David, and Isaiah. The first quotation (Rom. 15:9) is from David’s song of deliverance (2Sam. 22:50; Psm. 18:49); the second (Rom. 15:10), from Moses’ valedictory song to the people of Israel (Deut. 32:43); the third (Rom. 15:11), from both the shortest and the middle chapter of the Bible (Psm. 117:1); and the fourth (Rom. 15:12), from Isaiah’s messianic prophecy (Isa. 11:10).