Romans 9:12

Not from + 9:12 zokheh-earning mitzvos but from the One who makes the kri'ah (divine summons), + 9:12 Ro 8:30 it was said to her, RAV YA'AVOD TZA'IR (the elder will serve the younger), + 9:12 Gn 25:23

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger.

In Context

11For when they were not yet born nor had they done any mitzvah or averah, in order that the etzah (wisdom) of the tochnit Hashem (purposeful and willed plan of G-d) + 9:11 Ro 8:28 should stand in terms of bechirah (divine election, selection, choosing),

13As it is written, VA'OHAV ES YA'AKOV V'ES ESAV SANEITI (Ya'akov have I loved, but Esau have I hated). + 9:13 Mal 1:2-3

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Cross References

2 Samuel 8:14And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all they of Edom became avadim to Dovid. And Hashem saved Dovid wherever he went.

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 →

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