Brother Gideon Levytam closes Romans chapter 10 with verses 14 to 21, where Paul sets out the remedy for Israel's unbelief. No one calls upon the Lord without believing on Him. No one believes without hearing. No one hears without a preacher. And no one preaches unless he is sent. Isaiah calls the feet of such messengers beautiful (Isaiah 52:7). Feet are not a lovely part of the body, yet they become beautiful when they carry the besorah (בְּשׂוֹרָה), the good tidings of peace. So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. Gideon shows why the nation is not yet saved: they have not all obeyed the gospel. Paul does not say only that Israel did not believe. He says Israel did not obey. Have they not heard? They have. Creation declares the glory of God day unto day, and the word of the LORD came to Israel. No one will stand before Him without excuse. Moses foretold that God would provoke Israel to jealousy by a people who were no people, and Gentiles who sought Him not have been made His own. Israel's national regeneration is postponed to a future day, not lost. All Israel shall yet be saved. And still the LORD says of Israel, all day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient people. Yeshua said over Jerusalem, how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen gathers her brood, and ye would not (Luke 13:34). He longs still to gather them, and He will.
Romans 10:14-21 - How Beautiful Are the Feet That Preach the Gospel of Peace
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