Mar. 01, 2026

“Hardened or Chosen?”

“Hardened or Chosen?”
Romans 11:7-10
Central Idea: By God’s sovereign choice, He hardens some and
chooses others.
I. Summary statement (7) “what then” = let me ___________ you
A. Review three truths
• Romans 9 - The doctrine of election — Israel's ________
• God's sovereign purposes in ___________ those He will save.
• Romans 10 - human responsibility — Israel's ___________
• Paul is not going to let anybody say the doctrine of election
means, “I have no ___________________ before God.”
• Romans 11:1-6 - God’s ____________ of Israel is only partial &
temporary. God will fulfill the ___________ He made to Israel.
• Israel's ____________
B. Identify three groups
1. Israel — This is the _________ nation
• All _________ Jews — the ones through Abraham, God has
called to be His chosen people.
• The storyline of the _______ Old Testament: Deuteronomy 7:6
2. The chosen — the __________
• Romans 9:11, 11:2, 11:5
3. The rest — not ____________
• Romans 9:32
C. Three outcomes
1. ____________ for Israel
2. ______________ for the chosen
3. ______________ for the rest
• “hardened” - ______ difficult to get through to going forward
• passive verb = from a source ____________ of themselves
II. The support (8-10)
• Isaiah 29:10 & Deuteronomy 29:4
• “stupor” - the __________ of one’s senses; ________ to respond
• Psalm 69:22-23
• table (9) - they would stumble over; place of ______________
• “Bend their backs forever” (10) = ____________ to the _______
III. Remember
• #1 - God doesn’t hardened those who want to be _________.
• #2 - Those chosen are chosen by God’s ___________.
Application:
1. Be careful to keep your heart ________________ to God’s Word.
• A ____________ to be careful in rejecting God’s truth.
• Be careful because God may __________ your request.
2. Worship and reverence God.
• God is far above our ____________________.
• Be thankful for the revelation He gives to us, even when it is
________________ to understand.