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Carl Westerlund :: Romans 9:10-13 - God’s Elective Purpose

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Romans in Outline No. 93

1.1  THE CONCEPTION BY ISAAC

Romans 9:10

1.2  THE BASIS OF CHOICE

Romans 9:11

2.1  Not of works

2.2  But of grace

1.3  PROPHETIC WORDS

Romans 9:12-13

2.1  The Word to Rebecca

Romans 9:12

Genesis 25:23

3.1  THE TWO NATIONS

3.2  WHEN ESAU SERVED JACOB

1 Samuel 14:47

2 Samuel 8:14

1 Kings 11:15-16

1 Kings 22:47

2 Kings 14:7

2.2  The Word from Malachi

Romans 9:13

Malachi 1:2-3

3.1  THE IDENTIFICATION

4.1  Edom (Malachi 1:4) = Esau (Malachi 1:3)

4.2  Israel (Malachi 1:5) = Jacob (Malachi 1:2)

3.2  THE DESTINIES

4.1  The one loved

4.2  The one hated

(Given secondary place)

Matthew 6:24

Luke 14:26

John 12:25

1.4  THE MATTER OF ELECTION

2.1  Election for what?

3.1  NOT SALVATION / DAMNATION

3.2  BUT TO ROLES THAT INDIVIDUALS / NATIONS PLAY IN EARTHLY LIFE

2.2  Jacob and Esau individual or national?

In election, God exercises His sovereign will to accomplish His perfect plan

The Messianic line:

3.1  ABRAHAM

3.2  ISAAC

3.3  JACOB

Romans 9:10-13

10 And not only this, but when Rebecca also had conceived by one man, even by our father Isaac 11 (for the children not yet being born, nor having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works but of Him who calls), 12 it was said to her, “The older shall serve the younger.” 13 As it is written, “Jacob I have loved, but Esau I have hated.” (NKJV)

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