https://residentkingdom.com.ng/was-israel-made-partially-blind/ Resource for Grace-based teachings and Fulfilled Eschatology Wed, 19 Aug 2026 13:15:54 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://residentkingdom.com.ng/was-israel-made-partially-blind/#comment-8 Mon, 23 Apr 2018 07:47:33 +0000 https://residentkingdom.com.ng/2016/08/12/was-israel-made-partially-blind/#comment-8 The hardening of some/many was said to have a purpose (watch the use of 'so' or 'so that' in the text, 'resulting in') v31 'so they too have now disobeyed, resulting in mercy to you' … it was so that Christ would be crucified and so bring mercy to the Gentiles. but v31 continues 'so that they [Israel] also now may receive mercy'. Once the purpose was achieved (salvation being open to Gentiles and Jews alike) then the hardening serve no further purpose. Not to say that Israel in large part is not blind through their own ignorance or stubbornness,but that their no divine component to their hardening, but rather they may come to salvation, after all 'now is the day of salvation'.

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