Rebecca that the greater, who was Esau, would
Rebecca that the greater, who was Esau, would serve the lesser, who was Jacob. This proves that God's selection depends upon His likes and dis likes. Thus, God said, "I loved Jacob, and I hated Esau" (Mal. 1:2-3). This word is very strong. We think that God only loves and that He never hates, but here it says that God hated. "I loved Jacob, but I hated Esau." Only those who are loved and selected by God are reckoned as the seed. God's selection depends upon Himself who calls according to His likes; it does not depend upon man's works. Though God said, "in Isaac shall thy seed be called" (Gen. 21:12), yet only one of Isaac's two sons was selected by God. This reveals the fact that God's selection is also not according to man's birth. God does not select peo ple according to anything other than Himself.
GOD'S MERCY
"What shall we say then? Is there unright eousness with God? Certainly not! For He says to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion" (v. 14-15). When God says, "I will," we should not argue with Him. We are not God, and we do not have His sovereignty. We may reason with Him, asking, "Why do you