ISB ~ Romans 9 v4 - 5

An inventory of Israel’s covenant blessings. These are tokens of God’s irrevocable commitment to the people of Israel (11:29) that gave them an “advantage” over other nations (3:12), drawing them closer to God, ordering their worship, and showing them the way of righteousness. Their crowning gift is the Messiah, who came many centuries after the initial endowments had been given through Moses and the patriarchs.