As God gave them the spirit of slumber, so it may be with our lives. California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. as it is written: "God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see and ears that could not hear, to this very day." θήτω ἡ τράπεζα αὐτῶν κ, καὶ εἰς ἀνταπόδομα αὐτοῖς, τὸν νῶτον αὐτῶν διὰ παντὸς σύγκαμψον, Ἔδωκεν αὐτοῖς ὁ Θεὸς πνεῦμα κατανύξεως, ὀφθαλμοὺς τοῦ μὴ βλέτειν καὶ ὦτα τοῦ μὴ ἀκούειν, yet the Lord God hath not given you a heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day, πεπότικεν ὑμᾶς Κύριος, καὶ καμμύσει τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτῶν κ, The Lord hath made you drunk with the spirit of slumber, You fancy you have, I give you accordingly, According as it is written, God gave them a spirit of slumber, ), eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear, unto this day. This ἐπωρώθησαν ensued in conformity with that which stands written, etc. Paul insists that, though Israel as a nation has rejected Christ, a remnant of Jewish Christians exists by God's grace. unto this day; the then present time, in which the apostle lived; and has continued ever since, at least in part, and will until the fulness of the Gentiles is brought in. If you seriously want to understand this verse then here is what it means. Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. And the very thought of our possible risks in this respect is valuable to us. Romans 11:9. 8 Just as it is written: “God has given them a spirit of stupor, Eyes that they should not see And ears that they should not hear, To this very day.” Verses eight to ten give biblical support to verse seven. was it that they should fall and perish eternally? These passages, with some others following, are produced by the apostle out of their own prophets, to take off their resentment against him; and lest, he should be thought to be severe upon them, when he said no more of them, but what had been prophesied long before concerning them. Paul drew on three Old Testament passages to demonstrate the precedent of the hardening of Israel against God’s grace. Romans 11:8. Romans 11:8. In ( Isaiah 29:10 ) ( 6:10 ) which passages the apostle seems to refer to, though it is not exactly word for word as here, yet the sense is the same: God hath given them the spirit of slumber; or of stupidity and insensibility, so that they were as persons in a deep sleep; their senses locked up, without any knowledge of, or concern about, the danger they were … I. And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumbling-block, and a recompense unto them. That which is testified of the hardening of the people in the time of Isaiah, and as early as that of Moses, has its Messianic fulfilment through the hardening of the Jews against the gospel, so that this hardening has taken place καθὼς γέγραπται κ . Copyright © 2020, Bible Study Tools. Salem Media Group. The blindness that happened to Israel, and arrested their spiritual growth, may be happening no less to any of us. Romans 11:8, KJV: "(According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day." All rights reserved. Romans 11:11. According as it is written. So Jarchi on ( Isaiah 29:10 ) ; says, that Isaiah prophesies (larvy yevwp le) , "concerning the transgressors of Israel". Romans 11:8 is telling about jewish people. τ . spirit. either you agree to it or not thats your choice. Chapter Context Romans 11 concludes Paul's discussion about God's plan for the Israelites begun in Romans 9 and 10. According as it is written In ( Isaiah 29:10 ) ( 6:10 ) which passages the apostle seems to refer to, though it is not exactly word for word as here, yet the sense is the same: God hath given them the spirit of slumber; or of stupidity and insensibility, so that they were as persons in a deep sleep; their senses locked up, without any knowledge of, or concern about, the danger they were in; having no sense of sin, or of the need of a Saviour; or of their being upon the borders of eternal ruin and damnation, or of any ways and means to escape it; but careless and secure, as persons fast asleep in the midst of the sea, or upon the top of a mast, who, when stricken and beaten, feel it not; but if by jogging are awaked at all, immediately return to sleep again, and so sleep the sleep of eternal death: eyes that they should not see; which being closed by the deep sleep and stupidity of mind they were judicially given up to, could see no beauty in Christ, wherefore they should desire him; none of the glories and excellencies of his person, blood, righteousness, and sacrifice; noticing amiable and agreeable in his Gospel, and the truths of it; nor had they any light in the prophets of the Old Testament, which were so remarkably fulfilled in him; their minds were blinded, a vail was upon their hearts, and which remains to this day: and ears that they should not hear; for persons in a sleep, as their eyes are closed that they cannot see, so their ears are stopped that they cannot hear: and thus it was with these Jews, the awful judgment being upon them; they were uncircumcised in heart and ears; they were like the deaf adder, stopping their ears to the charming voice of Christ in the Gospel; and being given up in a judicial way, could neither understand his speech, nor hear his word: and this spirit of stupidity and insensibility, as it appeared in the times of Isaiah, so it continued. λ . of … Romans 11:8. A current of air, i.e., breath (blast) or a breeze; by analogy or figuratively, a spirit, i.e., (human) the rational soul, (by implication) vital principle, mental disposition, etc., or (superhuman) an angel, demon, or (divine) God, Christ's spirit, the Holy Spirit. God has hardened the rest in their unbelief until enough Gentiles have come to Him through Christ. Romans 11:8 as it is written: "God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see, and ears that could not hear, to this very day." Article Images Copyright © 2020 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. Proud member &c.] This is an objection, which the apostle takes from the mouth of an adversary; and the purport of it is, you say that the people of the Jews being blind, have stumbled at Christ and his Gospel, as was prophesied of them, and to which they were appointed; pray what were God's view and end in this? We'll send you an email with steps on how to reset your password. I say then, have they stumbled that they should fall? Romans 11:8, NASB : "just as it is written, 'GOD GAVE THEM A SPIRIT OF STUPOR, EYES TO SEE NOT AND EARS TO HEAR NOT, DOWN TO THIS VERY DAY.'" Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back alway, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers. πνεῦμα.