We're starting the sermon now... kind of. Pastor is going over what has gone before in this study. If you've heard this entire series it will bring back all sorts of memories; and if you haven't, it will cause you to want to go back and listen to the whole thing. Sorry. Not really. Fake Sorry.
Now we're going into Romans 9. Remember that the context of Romans 9 is something to always keep in mind. It's about the Messiahship of Christ and Israel's Rejection of Christ.
In Romans 9 you have three things:
1. Jacob / Esau
2. Pharaoh
3. Potter / Clay
If you can solve this mystery it will help you a good deal.
Romans 9:1-15 Pastor reads and explains with commentary you'll want to hear.
Now to Romans 9:21... But first take a look at 9:14 again. Is verse 13 related to verse 14? YES! Is God hating here? Paul says NO!!!
Now you have to go to Obadiah. There you'll learn who God is talking about when He says Jacob and Esau. I’ll give you a hint… Edom is Esau, Jacob is Israel.
Then we move to Pharaoh. Why? He got his heart hardened by God and then God killed him... right? Is that what you think? Back that tape up in your head; pastor's got some new information for you.
Look at Genesis 29. Did Jacob hate Leah? See Malachi 1. Pastor will explain. He takes us to more Scripture to explain... as he should.
Genesis 25:22-29 is the next place we are taken.
Okay, I think pastor's ending the sermon now. Of course, with this pastor you never know.
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