Romans 11:5-6
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5 So also at the present time there is a remnant, chosen by grace.(A) 6 But if by grace, it is no longer because of works; otherwise grace would no longer be grace.(B)
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Genesis 25:23-24
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23 and the Lord answered her:
Two nations are in your womb,
two peoples are separating while still within you;
But one will be stronger than the other,
and the older will serve the younger.[a](A)
24 When the time of her delivery came, there were twins in her womb.(B)
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- 25:23 The older will serve the younger: Rebekah now knows something that no one else knows, that God favors Jacob over Esau. The text does not say if she shared this knowledge with anyone or kept it to herself, but, from their actions, it seems unlikely that either Isaac or Esau knew. That fact must be borne in mind in assessing Rebekah’s role in chap. 27, the theft of Esau’s blessing.
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