Romans 11:9-10, Judgement For Wilful Rejection of Christ

Romans 11: 9-10 9 And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompense unto them: 10 Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back always.

The Apostle Paul quoting David’s writing in Psalm 69:22-23 points to the sufferings of Jesus Christ, the greater David under the Jewish establishment during the time of Jesus’ ministry. The Jewish religious leadership in Jesus’ time ought to have known better, having the Old Testament Scriptures, entrusted to their care. How could they not see, for example, in Isaiah 53 the description of the suffering servant fulfilled in Jesus Christ?

The Jewish leaders have no excuse because Jesus interpreted the law of God for them that they may understand the way to God through Him. Salvation by grace through faith in Jesus Christ is preached by Christ. The miracles of Christ authenticated His deity and message. God’s judgment upon the Jews came as no surprise because Scripture has predicted it!

William MacDonald said well, “David, too, anticipated the judgment of God on Israel. In Psalm 69:22, 23 he described the rejected Savior as calling on God to turn their table into a snare and a trap. The table here means the sum total of the privileges and blessings which flowed through Christ. What should have been a blessing was turned into a curse. In the Psalms passage, the suffering Savior also called on God to let their eyes be darkened and their bodies bent over as by toil or in old age (or, their loins made to shake continually.”

Thank God there is a record of the truth in the Scriptures. The Jewish posterity can find their Messiah in these sacred pages. May God open their spiritual eyes. Amen.