The Children of the Promise
In this pamphlet, Rev. Herman Hoeksema expounds Romans 9:6-8 to explain the distinction between the children of the flesh and the children of promise, establishing God's sovereign election as the basis for understanding both Jewish rejection and Gentile inclusion in God's kingdom. Hoeksema grounds this doctrine in the absolute sovereignty of God's grace and the security of the elect, connecting Paul's triumphant affirmation of believer's perseverance in Romans 8 with the apostle's contemplation of Israel's sorrowful plight.
Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel: Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, in Isaac shall thy seed be called. That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed (Romans 9:6-8). The word of God here introduces a new subject, the great question of the rejection of the Jewish nation, involving the...