Romans 15:12
What is written? (ESV)
And again Isaiah says, ‘The root of Jesse will come, even he who arises to rule the Gentiles; in him will the Gentiles hope.’
What does it say?
And again Isaiah says that the root of Jesse will come and arise to rule the Gentiles and in Him they will have hope.
What is its immediate context?
Paul has made the case that the gospel is for all – Jew and Gentile – and that all are in Christ through the “obedience of faith,” a phrase that bookends his letter (1:5, 16:26). He uses Old Testament principles and confirms many prophetic statements throughout the letter to make his point. Here in chapter 15, confirms a series of prophetic statements:
- vs 3 from Psalms 69:9,
- vs 9 from 2 Samuel 22:50 (and Psalms 18:49),
- vs 10 from Deuteronomy 32:43
- vs 11 from Psalms 117:1
- vs 12 from Isaiah 11:1 and 10,
- vs 21 from Isaiah 52:15
