Romans 9:4

4 Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God , and the promises;

Ver. 4. The adoption ] For Israel was God’s firstborn, and so "higher than the kings of the earth," Psalms 89:27 .

And the glory ] The ark of the covenant, 1 Samuel 4:21 , whence Judea is called "the glorious land," Daniel 11:41 . As for the ark, it is elsewhere called God’s face, Psalms 105:4 . Yea, God himself, Psalms 132:5 .

The covenants ] The moral law in two tables.

The giving of the law ] The judicial law.

The service ] The ceremonial law.

The promises ] Of the gospel made to Abraham, and his seed for ever. These promises are a precious book, every leaf whereof drops myrrh and mercy.