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Rom 8:33. Ἐκλεκτῶν Θεοῦ, of God’s elect) Rom 8:29.-δικαιῶν, that justifieth) To justify and condemn are the words in antithesis to each other, Rom 8:3, note. In Isa 50:8-9, a passage, which we have previously quoted, there similarly comes first an hypothesis in each of the consecutive sections, and there follows the Answer subjoined by the speaker, in each case respectively, expressed in the form of a question; for example,
A. He is near, who justifies me:[102]
[102] This expression, that He is near, seems to be in the meanwhile said in the Old Testament sense, whereas, on the contrary, He is said in the Romans to be the God that justifieth, without any restriction.
A. He is near, who justifies me:[*]
B. 1. Who will contend with me? we shall (let us) stand together.
2. Who is the lord of my cause? let him draw near to me.
C. Behold the Lord God will help me:
D. Who is he that shall condemn me?
Here the apostle seems to have assumed A, and on the contrary to have omitted B, and likewise to have omitted C, and on the contrary to have quoted D.
[*] This expression, that He is near, seems to be in the meanwhile said in the Old Testament sense, whereas, on the contrary, He is said in the Romans to be the God that justifieth, without any restriction.