Romans 9:27-28

God's Sovereign Choice

²⁷ And Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: _n "Though the number of the sons of Israel ₁ be as the sand of the sea, _o only a remnant of them will be saved, ²⁸ for the Lord will carry out his sentence upon the earth fully and without delay."

1. Cross References
   Isaiah 10:22 - 23
   For though your people Israel be as the sand of the sea, only a remnant of them will return. Destruction is decreed, overflowing with righteousness.
   Hosea 1:10
   Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be like the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or numbered. And in the place where it was said to them, "You are not my people," it shall be said to them, "Children of the living God.
   
2. Cross References
   Romans 11:5
   So too at the present time there is a remnant, chosen by grace.
   
3. Cross References
   Isaiah 10:22 - 23
   For though your people Israel be as the sand of the sea, only a remnant of them will return. Destruction is decreed, overflowing with righteousness.