Romans 9:7-13

7NorG3761 becauseG3754 they areG1510 Abraham’sG11 descendantsG4690 are they allG3956 his childrenG5043. On the contraryG235, “ThroughG1722 IsaacG2464 yourG4771 offspringG4690 will be reckonedG2564.”1 8SoG3778 it isG1510 notG3756 theG3588 childrenG5043 of theG3588 fleshG4561 who are God’sG2316 childrenG5043, butG235 it is theG3588 childrenG5043 of theG3588 promiseG1860 who are regardedG3049 asG1519 offspringG4690. 9ForG1063 thisG3778 is whatG3588 the promiseG1860 statedG3056: “AtG2596 theG3588 appointed timeG2540 I will returnG2064, andG2532 SarahG4564 will haveG1510 a sonG5207.”2

10NotG3756 onlyG3440 thatG1161, butG235 Rebecca’sG4479 children wereG2192 conceivedG2845 byG1537 oneG1520 man, ourG1473 fatherG3962 IsaacG2464. 11YetG1063 beforeG3380 the twins were bornG1080 or had doneG4238 anythingG5100 goodG18 orG2228 badG5337, in order thatG2443 God’sG2316 planG4286 ofG2596 electionG1589 might standG3306, 12notG3756 byG1537 worksG2041 butG235 byG1537 Him whoG3588 callsG2564, sheG846 was toldG2046, “TheG3588 olderG3173 will serveG1398 theG3588 youngerG1640.”3 13SoG2531 it is writtenG1125: “JacobG2384 I lovedG25, butG1161 EsauG2269 I hatedG3404.”4