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NASB | Romans 9:1 I am telling the truth in Christ, I am not lying, my conscience testifies with me in the Holy Spirit, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 9:1 I am telling the truth in Christ, I am not lying, my conscience testifies with me [enlightened and prompted] by the Holy Spirit, |
Bible Question:
why was Jacob Loved and Esau Hated |
Bible Answer: ministermay, Of this question, C.H. Spurgeon called Rom. 9:13, "a terrible text". In Brief, the section of Romans 9 this pertains to is dealing with God's Sovereignty. In short, I believe the answer lies with verse 16ff, "So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who shows mercy. Therefore He has mercy on whom He wills, and whom He wills He hardens." Isaac loved Esau because he ate of his game, but Rebekah loved Jacob (Gen. 26:28). Spurgeon notes on this that, "The fact is, God loved Jacob, and he did not love Esau; he did choose Jacob, but he did not choose Esau; he did bless Jacob, but he never blessed Esau; his mercy followed Jacob all the way of his life, even to the last, but his mercy never followed Esau; he permitted him still to go on in his sins, and to prove that dreadful truth,'Esau have I hated." All we can say given Jacob certainly not deserving of God's mercy, is that it was all of Grace! Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |