One of the questions I constantly ask as I prepare a sermon is this: What is this text
about? What’s the point? What is the key truth – and why does it matter? What difference should this truth make in our busy week-day lives? How does this truth help the person dealing with a difficult marriage, or wrestling through profound loss and grief? You get the idea.

So, what’s the key truth of Romans 11:25-33 – and what difference does it make? Paul is wrapping up his discussion concerning the problem of Jewish unbelief. He’s been at it for 3 chapters. We’ve been working our way through this for 3 months. How is this 1st century problem supposed to provide any practical help to us as 21st century Christians?