OrthJBC - Romans - 10

10:1  Achim b'Moshiach, the great tshuka (desire) of my lev and my tefillah to Hashem is for the Yeshu'at Yisroel (salvation of Israel).

10:2  For I can be meid (provide testimony) regarding them that they have a kinat Hashem (zeal for G-d), but not in accordance with saving binah and da'as.

10:3  For, having no saving da'as of the Tzidkat Hashem (the righteousness of G-d), and seeking to establish their own (that is, self-attained, exclusively Jewish) they have not subjected themselves to the Tzidkat Hashem (righteousness of G-d--1:17; 3:5,21,25-26; 6:18).

10:4  For Moshiach is the finishing line of (the epoch of) Torah as a means to being YITZDAK IM HASHEM, for all who have emunah.

10:5  For Moshe Rabbeinu writes with reference to the (accessibility of) Tzidkat Torah (righeousness which is from the Torah), "The man YA'ASEH OTAM VACHAI ("who does these things will live" by them VAYIKRA 18:5).

10:6  Whereas the Tzidkat Emunah (righteousness which is from faith) speaks thus: "Do not say (looking for salvation being merited by superhuman attainments in works) in your lev, "Who will go up into Shomayim?' (that is, to bring Moshiach down)?

10:7  Or `Who will go down into the abyss?' (that is, to bring Moshiach up from the mesim).

10:8  But what does it say? The Dvar is near you, in your mouth and in your lev" [DEVARIM 9:4; 30:12-14], that is, the Dvar of Emunah which we proclaim. THE ANI MA'AMIN HODA'AH OF ORTHODOX JEWISH FAITH; NEED FOR GEULAH PERATIT (INDIVIDUAL REDEMPTION) BEFORE THE GEULAH KELALIT (GENERAL REDEMPTION) DESCRIBED IN ROMANS CHAPTER 11

10:9  Because if you make hoda'ah (confession) "with your mouth" of Adoneinu Yehoshua, and have emunah "in your lev" that G-d raised Him from the mesim, you will be delivered.

10:10  For with the "heart" one has emunah unto being YITZDAK IM HASHEM and with the "mouth" hoda'ah is made unto Yeshu'at Eloheinu.

10:11  For the Kitvei Hakodesh says, "Everyone who has emunah in Him shall not be put to shame"--YESHAYAH 28:16.

10:12  (3:9) For there is no distinction between Yehudi (Jew) and Yevani (Greek), for the same one is Adon Echad l'chulam ("one L-rd over all), rich to all who call upon Him.

10:13  For V'HAYAH KOL ASHER YIKRA B'SHEM HASHEM ("Everyone whoever calls upon the Name" YOEL 3:5 [2:32]) of the L-rd shall be delivered. THE EPOCH OF TORAH IS OVER; LAW MUST NOT BE USED IN PLACE OF MOSHIACH, FOR IT CANNOT SAVE. IF THE TORAH REDEEMS AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR THE MOSHIACH GO'ELEINU, THEN MOSHIACH DIED FOR NOTHING (GAL.3:21).

10:14  How therefore shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in Him whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without someone preaching?

10:15  And how shall they do the work of maggidim? unless they have been sent as shluchim? As it is written, "How timely are the feet of those who preach" Besuras HaGeulah--YESHAYAH 52:7.

10:16  But not all have mishma'at (obedience) to the Besuras HaGeulah. RAV SHA'UL NOW SHOWS THAT THE LACK OF RESPONSE TO THE PREACHING OF THE BESURAS HAGEULAH ON THE PART OF JEWISH PEOPLE WAS EXPECTED IN NEVU'AH (PROPHECY); ONLY THE REMNANT WAS PREDICTED TO HEAR AND HAVE EMUNAH; THEIR "HEARING" IS BOTH THE ACT OF OBEDIENT HEARING AND THAT WHICH IS HEARD; THE "WORD OF MOSHIACH" IS MOSHIACH HIMSELF WHO COMES FROM SHOMAYIM AND FROM THE KEVER AND INTO THE LEV AS THE ESCHATOLOGICAL WORD OF SALVATION AND BEARER OF THE SAVING MESSAGE--ROMANS 10:6-13 For Yeshayah says (YESHAYAH 53:1): MI HE'EMIN LISHMU'ATEINU ("Who has believed that which is heard, our report?"

10:17  So then emunah comes from hearing, and hearing comes through the Dvar haMoshiach (the word of Messiah).

10:18  But I say, is it the case that they have not heard? On the contrary: "Their sound has gone out into all the earth and their words to the ends of the inhabited world"--TEHILLIM 19:4. RAV SHA'UL IS USING TEHILLIM 19'S LANGUAGE ABOUT A REVELATION OF G-D THROUGH THE CREATED STARS TO EXPRESS THE POINT THAT THE REVELATION OF MOSHIACH YEHOSHUA HAS REACHED AROUND THE WORLD LIKE THE CREATED REVELATION OF THE GOOD NEWS HAS REACHED UNIVERSAL JEWRY THROUGH PREACHERS LIKE SHA'UL PREACHING IN THE DIASPORA SYNAGOGUES, SO THE JEWISH PEOPLE ARE WITHOUT EXCUSE. THE JEWISH PEOPLE CANNOT SAY THEY HAVE NOT HEARD ABOUT MOSHIACH YEHOSHUA. NEXT RAV SHA'UL WILL SHOW THAT JEWISH PEOPLE WHO HEAR THE TORAH READ OUT FROM COVER TO COVER IN THE SHULS EVERY YEAR CANNOT SAY THEY HAVE NOT HEARD MOSHE RABBEINU SPEAK ABOUT THE ESCHATOLOGICAL INCOMING OF THE GENTILES, AN EVENT BEING FULFILLED IN RAV SHA'UL'S MINISTRY AND ATTESTED BY BOTH THE TORAH AND THE NEVIIM, WHICH SHA'UL NOW QUOTES. AM YISROEL OUGHT TO HAVE SEEN THE GOYIM OF THE WHOLE WORLD FLOCKING INTO EMUNAH IN THE MOSHIACH AS A FULFILMENT OF DEVARIM 32:21. THE EMUNAH OF THE GOYIM AND THE LACK OF IT ON THE PART OF YISROEL ARE PLACARDED IN LARGE PRINT FOR ALL TO SEE IN THE WORDS OF THE KITVEI HAKODESH WHICH RAV SHA'UL NOW QUOTES, SO YISROEL IS WITHOUT EXCUSE

10:19  But I say, is it the case that Yisroel has not known? First, Moshe Rabbeinu says: "I will provoke you to jealousy by a not nation; By a senseless nation I will make you angry."--DEVARIM 32:21.

10:20  And Yeshayeh is bold as to say: "I have been found by those who do not seek me; I have revealed myself to those who do not ask for me"--YESHAYAH 65:1.

10:21  But concerning Yisroel he (Yeshayah) says: "All the day I stretched out my hands to a disobedient and obstinate people"-- YESHAYAH 65:2.