Has anyone ever wondered why the risen Lord today is not capitalized to show the respect of His divine person as in the OT days. Because he is the same person now as He was back then, LORD of all. We also found out that the translators used the wrong word in their translation of Isaiah 26:18 and 49:23. Mainly because of the closeness of pronunciation of two words, they being cush and bush in the Hebrew dialect. One meaning haste and the other meaning ashamed. Okay lets move on into verse 13 again before undertaking verse 14 and 15.
Romans 10:13 "For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." (KJV)
Romans 10:13 For "everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." (ESV)
My version: Romans 10:13 For "everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved."
Romans 10:14-15 "How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher? And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written (Isaiah 52:7), "How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!" (KJV)
Romans 10:14-15 "How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written (by Isaiah in 52:7), "How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!"(ESV)
Romans 10:14-15 "How is it possible to convince people of [1, G1941]their identity in him while they do not believe that he represents them? How will they believe if they remain ignorant about who they really are? How will they understand if the Good News of their inclusion is not announced? (The word,[G1941] epikaleomai, traditionally is translated as "to call upon," and is from[G2564 the base akin to G2753] kaleo, which literary means to surname, or to identify by name, from the akin base[G2753] of, to command. This is also the stem root [G1577] of Ekklesia, with[G1537] ek being a preposition that denotes origin, and[G2564] kaleo. In the context of Matthew 16 where Jesus introduces the word, he reveals that the son of man is indeed the son of GOD, "'I say to you Simon, son of Jonah, you are Petros [Rock] and upon this petros [G4073, petra] I will build my[G1577] Ekklesia!'" Look also at Romans 9:33.) What gives someone the urgency to declare these things? It is recorded in the prophetic scriptures [Isaiah 52:7], "How lovely on the mountains (where the watchmen were stationed to witness the outcome of a war) are the feet of them leaping with the exciting news of victory. Because of their eyewitness encounter they are qualified to run with the Gospel of peace and announce the consequent glad tidings that will benefit everyone." (The Mirror)
Romans 10:16-17 "But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias [in 53:1] saith, "LORD, who hath believed our report?" So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." (KJV)
Romans 10:16-17 "But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah [in 53:1] says, "LORD, who has believed what he has heard from us?" So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ." (ESV)
Romans 10:16-17 "It is hard to imagine that there can yet be a people who struggle to hear and understand the Good News. Isaiah said [in 53:1], "LORD, who has believed our report?" It is clear then that faith's [1, G1537] source is found in the content of the message heard; the message is Christ! (We are GOD's audience; Jesus is GOD's language! The Greek, [1, G1537] ek , is a preposition that denotes source or origin; thus, faith comes out of the Word that reveals Christ. The word "Christ" appears in the best manuscripts. Herein lies the secret of the power of our Gospel; there is no good news in it until the righteousness of GOD is revealed! [Look at Romans 1:17] The good news is the fact that the cross of Christ was our success. GOD rescued our life the original design [of Genesis 1:26-27, and 2:7]; He redeemed our innocence. Humanity would never again be judged righteous or unrighteous by their own ability to obey moral laws! It is not about what someone must or must not do but what Jesus has done! GOD now persuades everyone to believe what he knows to be true about themselves. [It is from faith to Faith.] The Prophets wrote in advance about this fact and truth, that GOD believes that righteousness unveils the life that He always had in mind for us. "Righteousness by His (GOD's) Faith, now defines our life." [Habakkuk 2:4].) (The Mirror)
The LORD willing we shall close chapter 10 in our next visit.
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