Christ the Hope of Jews and Gentiles
And that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, For this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing unto thy name. Rom 15:9
the gentiles might... We Gentile believers have much to glorify God for.
Gal. 3:14 “That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.”
Acts 15:7 “And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men [and] brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe.”
For this cause... The 15th Old Testament prophecy fulfilled in Romans (Rom. 15:9; Psm. 18:49). Next, Rom. 15:10.
There were two promises of this very thing in the Old Testament, because God extended His grace and mercy to a people outside the covenant as it was written.
2Sam. 22:50 “Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and I will sing praises unto thy name.”
Psm. 18:49 “Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name.”
and sing unto... Greek: psallo. Here; 1Cor. 14:15; Eph. 5:19; Jas. 5:13.
God’s second objective in Christ’s ministry was so that (lit., “and that,” because the following clause is coordinate with the preceding one) the Gentiles may glorify God (cf. Rom. 15:6) for His mercy. God had made covenants only with Israel (Rom. 9:4), not with the Gentiles (cf. Eph. 2:12), so God had no covenantal promises to confirm with the Gentiles. Any spiritual blessings that come to the Gentiles spring solely from the mercy of God. Nevertheless God eternally purposed to bless the Gentiles spiritually through the Lord Jesus as their Messiah and through His covenants with Israel (e.g., Gen. 12:3; cf. John 4:22).
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