There is considerable agreement that 9:30–10:21 forms the next major section of 9–11, but how it relates to the previous section is a matter of dispute.73 A common view is that ch. 9 explains Israel’s lostness in terms of God’s sovereign decision, while ch. 10 explains it as the result of Israel’s own unbelief. For Calvinists especially, ch. 9 presents the picture of a sovereign God who unilaterally and unconditionally chooses
Romans 9:30–10:21