Reference: Sovereignty
Easton
of God, his absolute right to do all things according to his own good pleasure (Da 4:25,35; Ro 9:15-23; 1Ti 6:15; Re 4:11).
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For He said to Moses [Ex. 33:19], "I will show pity to whomever I want, and I will show mercy to whomever I want." So then, it does not depend on what a person wants or does, but on God, who shows pity [i.e., to whomever He wants]. read more. For the Scripture said to Pharaoh [Ex. 9:16], "I raised you up [to be a ruler] for the very purpose of demonstrating my power in your life and that my name might be made known throughout the entire world." So then, God has pity on whomever He wants to, and He makes stubborn whomever He wants. But you [i.e., probably an objecting Jew] will say to me, "Why does God still find fault [with people]? For who can [successfully] resist what God wants to do?" But who [do you think] you are, [you mere] man, to [attempt a] reply to God? Will the object formed [i.e., a clay pot] say to the one who molded it "Why did you make me this way?" Or, does not the potter have the right to make what he wants to out of the clay? Can he not make both a beautiful vase and a common pot out of the same lump [of clay]? What if God [did] patiently put up with people who deserved His wrath and [who were] ready for destruction, even though He was willing to demonstrate His wrath and power? [What if He did this] in order to demonstrate His wealth of glory toward people who deserved His mercy, whom He had previously determined should receive [such special] honor?
"Our Lord and our God, you deserve to receive the glory and the honor and the power for you created everything, and they exist because you wanted them to, so they were created."