Romans 9:13

Romans 9:13

11 (for the children not yet being born, nor having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works but of ^aHim who calls),

12 it was said to her, ^a“The older shall serve the younger.”

13 As it is written, ^a“Jacob I have loved, but Esau I have hated.”

Israel’s Rejection and God’s Justice

14 What shall we say then? ^aIs there unrighteousness with God? Certainly not!

15 For He says to Moses, ^a“I will have mercy on whomever I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whomever I will have compassion.”

16 So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who shows mercy.

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Romans 9:13 As it is written. In Malachi 1:2. The language of Malachi, in its connection, shows that this is spoken of the two races: "I hated Esau and laid waste his mountains and his heritage". This was not true of Esau as a person, but was true of his descendants. One race was loved and the other race hated. God has then asserted his right to freely choose or to reject races. There is not the slightest hint of electing some persons to eternal salvation and others to damnation.

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