A woman approached the famous preacher Charles Haddon Spurgeon after he preached on 9:13 “I cannot understand why God would say He hated Esau.” “That” Spurgeon replied, “ is not my difficulty.” Madam. My trouble is to understand how he could love Jacob. The greatest miracle is that God chooses to love any of His fallen creatures, not that He prefers to bless some more than others.
God is Sovereign and does what He wills to do. God freely shows His mercy to whosoever He will, independently of who they are or what they do 9:16
The true children of Abraham are not just his biological descendants. They are all those who trust in God and in what Jesus Christ has done for them 9:6 2:29 and Galatians 3:7
The Jews stumbled over Jesus because He wasn’t what they were expecting. Religious pride causes people to stumble over Jesus today, people would rather depend on their good deeds than place their faith in Jesus 9:31-33
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So receiving Gods promise is not up to us. We can’t get it by choosing it or working hard for it. God will show mercy to anyone He chooses. Romans 9:16 N.L.T.
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