 I think you see the capstone of this when he gets to Romans 11. And let me read verses 1 through 5. I think it'll help explain chapter 9. I say then God has not rejected his people, has he? Why would Paul even say that? Well, because Paul was painfully aware of the national unbelief of Jewish people in Jesus. And so it seems that God made unbreakable promises to the nation of Israel through Father Abraham,