The Mystery of His Will

I. THE QUESTION ASKED (11:11a)

II. THE QUESTION ANSWERED (11:11b-15)
(a.) Jealousy by Gentile converts
(b.) Jealousy by a Jewish Apostle to the Gentiles

III. THE ANSWER ARGUED AND ILLUSTRATED (11:16-24)
(a.) The holiness of the foundation (v. 16)
(1.) The illustration of a tree graft (v. 17)

(b.) The humility of the fruitful (Vv. 18-20a)
(1.) The illustration of a tree root (v. 18)

(c.) The fear of the fruitful (Vv. 20b-22)
(1.) The illustration of God's character (v. 22)

(d.) The future of the fruitless (Vv. 23-24)
(1.) The illustration of a tree graft (v. 24)