11:26,27
Paul quotes from Is 59:20 and 27:9 (Septuagint). The key point, and the point that the Jewish leaders in Jesus’ day refused to recognise, was that Israel needed to repent. Sin was her biggest problem, as it is with every human being. The deliverer comes from Zion, that is Jesus. So salvation comes from Zion. Ungodliness will be banished from Israel (Jacob), and God’s salvation involves taking away their sin. Sin is the fundamental problem. Unless someone, Jew or Gentile, recognises that they cannot be saved.
11:28
This verse sums up the present situation. With regard to the gospel the Jews were indeed enemies, for in the early days of the church most of the persecution came from the Jews. Paul does not shrink from recognising the realities of the situation he and the church was in. But they were still chosen of God, He would bring salvation to Israel, in addition to the Jews who already believed.
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