both to Gentiles and Jews. Both were so imprisoned in their disobedience that there was no way to escape except by God’s mercy. 11:33–36 In these verses Paul concludes his line of reasoning that Israel’s current unbelief is no argument against the truth of the gospel. He is moved to exclamations of wonder at God’s wisdom, power, and plan. Who could have foreseen what God was working out? Paul cites various OT texts to express God’s incomprehensible purposes. 12:1–2 Paul commonly used the indicative