an inheritance.’) Those Jews who were the first to hope in Christ were the faithful remnant who believed his promises. They were his inheritance; their salvation was to the praise of his glory. But what is wonderful, and extraordinary, is that through the gospel (the revealed mystery of God), the Gentiles can also be included in this new people as they hear the Word of truth and believe (v. 13). And so the glory which goes to God in praise as the Jews become believers in the Lord Jesus (v. 12) is
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