ACC ~ Romans 9 v25

THE CALLING OF THE GENTILES. AMBROSIASTER: It is clear that this was said about the Gentiles, who once were not God’s people, but afterward, to the chagrin of the Jews, received mercy and are called God’s people. Once they were not loved, but when the Jews fell away they were adopted as children and are now loved, so that where once they were not called God’s people, now they are called children of the living God. COMMENTARY ON PAUL’S EPISTLES.

CHRYSOSTOM: Hosea obviously was speaking about the Gentiles here. HOMILIES ON ROMANS 16.

AUGUSTINE: The gist of the entire argument leads to this conclusion. Paul taught that we do good by the mercy of God and that the Jews who had received the gospel should not glory in their works, thinking that they had deserved this and not wanting it to be given to the Gentiles. In Paul’s mind, the Jews should cease from such pride and understand that if we are called to faith not through our own works but by the mercy of God and if it is given to those who believe to do good, then they should not begrudge the Gentiles this mercy as if it had been given to the Jews on the ground of prior merit, which is nothing. AUGUSTINE ON ROMANS 64.

NOT BELOVED. THEODORET OF CYR: This passage originally applied to Jews, not to Gentiles. … It meant that God’s people would lose their status and be called “Not my people” and “Not beloved.” But then God promised that the re-jected Jews would be called back again. Thus from having been God’s people and then rejected they would return. … The Gentiles, on the other hand, would become God’s people for the first time, having never been his people before. INTERPRETATION OF THE LETTER TO THE ROMANS.

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