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Romans 9:1 [1] I.e. an urgent message the prophet is under compulsion to give.
Romans 9:1 [1] I.e. an urgent message the prophet is under compulsion to give.
Romans 9:4 [2] In 332 B.C. after a siege lasting seven months, Tyre was conquered by Alexander the Great. At that time Tyre consisted of two urban sites, one on the mainland and the other on the island a half mile from the shore. In order to conquer Tyre Alexander built a causeway from the mainland to the island. History records that he killed everyone except those who fled to the temples, then he ordered the houses to be set afire. The modern city of Sur, Lebanon, is near the site of ancient Tyre.
Romans 9:4 [2] In 332 B.C. after a siege lasting seven months, Tyre was conquered by Alexander the Great. At that time Tyre consisted of two urban sites, one on the mainland and the other on the island a half mile from the shore. In order to conquer Tyre Alexander built a causeway from the mainland to the island. History records that he killed everyone except those who fled to the temples, then he ordered the houses to be set afire. The modern city of Sur, Lebanon, is near the site of ancient Tyre.
Romans 9:5 [3] Ashkelon, one of the five major Philistine cities (JOS 13:3) was the birthplace of Herod the Great, and the home of his sister, Salome. Gath and Ashdod are the major Philistine cities not named in this verse. Zechariah's prophecy about Ashkelon's total destruction was fulfilled during the time of the Crusades, (about A.D. 1260-1270), when Sultan Baibars, who was fighting against the Crusaders, reduced the site of ancient Ashkelon to ruins and filled the harbor with stones.
Romans 9:5 [3] Ashkelon, one of the five major Philistine cities (JOS 13:3) was the birthplace of Herod the Great, and the home of his sister, Salome. Gath and Ashdod are the major Philistine cities not named in this verse. Zechariah's prophecy about Ashkelon's total destruction was fulfilled during the time of the Crusades, (about A.D. 1260-1270), when Sultan Baibars, who was fighting against the Crusaders, reduced the site of ancient Ashkelon to ruins and filled the harbor with stones.
Romans 9:7 [4] An ancient tribal people who lived in the area around Jerusalem before it was captured by King David. They were absorbed by other tribes and lost their identity in Israel.
Romans 9:7 [4] An ancient tribal people who lived in the area around Jerusalem before it was captured by King David. They were absorbed by other tribes and lost their identity in Israel.
Romans 9:9 [5] Quoted in the NT to describe the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, see MAT 21:1-11; MAK 11:1-11; LUK 19:28-38; JHN 12:14-16.
Romans 9:9 [5] Quoted in the NT to describe the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, see MAT 21:1-11; MAK 11:1-11; LUK 19:28-38; JHN 12:14-16.
Romans 9:9 [6] As a matter of discussion, the ancient rabbis noted an apparent contradiction between the coming of the Messiah with the clouds of heaven in DAN 7:13, and his riding on a donkey as prophesied here. Their solution was that Messiah would come with the clouds if Israel was worthy, but on a donkey if Israel was not.
Romans 9:9 [6] As a matter of discussion, the ancient rabbis noted an apparent contradiction between the coming of the Messiah with the clouds of heaven in DAN 7:13, and his riding on a donkey as prophesied here. Their solution was that Messiah would come with the clouds if Israel was worthy, but on a donkey if Israel was not.
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