Romans 9:11
Before the children had come into existence, or had done anything good or bad, in order that God's purpose and his selection might be effected, not by works, but by him whose purpose it is,
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10And not only so, but Rebecca being about to have a child by our father Isaac--
12It was said to her, The older will be the servant of the younger.
Cross References
Isaiah 14:24The Lord has taken an oath, saying, My design will certainly come about, and my purpose will be effected:
Isaiah 23:9It was the purpose of the Lord of armies to put pride to shame, to make sport of the glory of those who are honoured in the earth.
Jeremiah 51:29And the land is shaking and in pain: for the purposes of the Lord are fixed, to make the land of Babylon an unpeopled waste.
Romans 8:28And we are conscious that all things are working together for good to those who have love for God, and have been marked out by his purpose.
Ephesians 1:4Even as he made selection of us in him from the first, so that we might be holy and free from all evil before him in love:
Ephesians 2:3Among whom we all at one time were living in the pleasures of our flesh, giving way to the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and the punishment of God was waiting for us even as for the rest.
Matthew Henry on Romans 9:7-14
The Divine Sovereignty. ( a. d. 58.) 6 Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel: 7 Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called. 8 That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed. 9 For this is the word of promise, At this time will I come, and Sara shall have a son. 10 And not only this; but when… Read the whole commentary →