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This was the promise God made: “About this time next year I will come, and Sarah will have a son.” (A) 10 Not only this, but there was Rebecca also. Rebecca gave birth to two sons at the same time. Both of them were sons of Isaac. 11 Even before the two sons were born, we see God’s plan of choosing. God could choose whom He wanted. It could not be changed because of anything the older son tried to do about it. It was before either one had done anything good or bad.

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For this was how the promise was stated: “At the appointed time I will return, and Sarah will have a son.”[a](A)

10 Not only that, but Rebekah’s children were conceived at the same time by our father Isaac.(B) 11 Yet, before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad(C)—in order that God’s purpose(D) in election might stand:

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 9:9 Gen. 18:10,14