These passages can also be summed up as Paul clearing up may key theological issues. Paul develops his theology of predestination or Justification. However, I think the most important reason or purpose that Paul wrote this was to present the Gospel of Jesus Christ, while embracing his Jewish heritage and God keeping with the promises of the Old Testament.
I especially like how Douglas Moo sums this up by showing that Romans 9-11 is a celebration for God’s unshakable love to us and he reveals his plan to us all. He states,
“God’s wisdom and knowledge, his plans and his purposes, are ultimately quite
beyond the capacity of any human being figured out. In other words God is
sovereign and we must come to a point that we stop questioning God and
surrender and accept His will and bow down and worship our Creator."
Moo, Douglas J. Encountering The Book of Romans. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2002.
Schreiner, Thomas R. Romans. Grand Rapids: Baker Acaddemic, 1998.
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