Römer 2:19

19 und vermissest dich, zu sein ein Leiter der Blinden, ein Licht derer, die in Finsternis sind,

Römer 2:19 Meaning and Commentary

Romans 2:19

And art confident that thou thyself
Being vainly puffed up in, their fleshly minds, they were strongly persuaded that they were very fit persons to be

a guide to the blind:
all men are by nature blind, as to the knowledge of divine and spiritual things; the meaner sort of the people among the Jews seem to be intended here; or else the ignorant Gentiles, whom the Jews were very fond of making proselytes to their religion and laws; but miserable guides were they, whether to their own people, or others; blind guides of the blind. Gospel ministers best deserve this title:

a light of them that are in darkness;
so Christ, John the Baptist, the disciples of Christ, and all Gospel ministers are; but these men, who arrogated such characters to themselves, were dim lights, and dark lanterns. The apostle seems to have respect to those very high and exalted characters the Jews give of their doctors, as when they call one, (arwhnd anyuwb) , "the lamp of light" ^F23; another, (avydq) (anyuwb) , "the holy lamps" ^F24; and a third, (larvy rn) , "the lamp of Israel" ^F25; with many others of the same kind; (See Gill on Matthew 5:14) and (See Gill on John 5:35).

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FOOTNOTES:

F23 T. Bab. Cetubot, fol. 17. 1.
F24 Zohar passim.
F25 T. Bab. Beracot, fol. 28. 2.

Römer 2:19 In-Context

17 Siehe aber zu: du heißest ein Jude und verlässest dich aufs Gesetz und rühmest dich Gottes

18 und weißt seinen Willen; und weil du aus dem Gesetz unterrichtet bist, prüfest du, was das Beste zu tun sei,

19 und vermissest dich, zu sein ein Leiter der Blinden, ein Licht derer, die in Finsternis sind,

20 ein Züchtiger der Törichten, ein Lehrer der Einfältigen, hast die Form, was zu wissen und recht ist, im Gesetz.

21 Nun lehrst du andere, und lehrst dich selber nicht; du predigst, man solle nicht stehlen, und du stiehlst;