How would you articulate the main point of this passage in one sentence?

How would you describe and outline the overarching theme (or themes) of this passage?

What can we discern about Paul’s heart for the nation of Israel from 9:1-3?  What can we learn from this?  How can we apply it to our Christian lives?

What are the advantages and privileges that Israel enjoys that Paul lists?  (9:4-5)  What is the significance of each?

Describe the logical flow of Paul’s argument in 9:6-13.

What does Paul mean when he says that “not all who are descended from Israel belong to Israel” and “not all are children of Abraham because they are his offspring”?  (9:6-7)

What two (sets of) children does Paul reference in 9:7-13?  How do those children (and their respective stories) serve to undergird the point that Paul is trying to make?

Read Malachi 1:1-5.  How does this text give us insight into Romans 9:13?

What does this passage teach us about the sovereignty of God?  About God’s ability to keep his word?  About the assurance that we can have as believers who trust in Jesus?

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