Romans 9:6-13 - God's Gracious Election Of Israel

⁶ Not that the word of God hath failed. For they are not all Israel, who are descended from Israel. ⁷ Nor because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children of promise: but "in Isaac shall thy seed be called." ⁸ That is, not the children of the flesh are the children of God, but the children of the promise are accounted for the seed. ⁹ For this is the word of the promise, "According to this time will I come, and Sarah shall have a son:" ¹⁰ and not to her only; but Rebecca also being with child by our father Isaac, ¹¹ (when the children were not yet born, nor had done either good or evil, that the purpose of God according to his choice might abide, not on account of works, but of Him that calleth,) it was said to her, the elder shall serve the younger: ¹² as it is written, ¹³ "I loved Jacob and I hated Esau."