Meaning of “Israel” in Romans 11

Introduction The eleventh chapter of the Epistle to the Romans may be divided into three main sections. The first section, containing the vss. 1 to 16, is concerned about the question with which the apostle introduces it in the first verse of the chapter, namely, "Hath God cast away his people?" The second main part, comprising the verses 17 to 24, presents to us the figure of the olive tree with its natural branches, some cut off and re-engrafted, and also the engrafted branches of the wild...