(Rom 9:19) “Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will? (20)  Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?”  That is, “Who has had the power to resist His will?”  Yet, the truth is, each of us to some degree resist His will every day. He has given us a free will. He makes  no one love Him. He makes no one get saved. To use a person who is has already condemned self to carry out His will can hardly be said to be wrong.

(Rom 9:17) “For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth. (18)  Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth.”  Men can either yield themselves to God or resist; but no matter, His will, will be done. The Lord wasn’t condemning a man to hell. He was using a man already condemned to carry out His Own will. He is God.

(Rom 9:15)  “For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. (16)  So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.” By saying and acting as if the salvation can be had at any time, we lower its importance. It is not a fruit that can be plucked if we so desire, but an offer to a drowning man just before he perishes.

(Rom 9:14) “ What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid. (15)  For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.” I once heard a preacher say every person had a right to at least one hearing of the gospel. No, no one has the right. It is in grace, favor given but not deserved, that anyone gets a hearing of the gospel.

(Rom 9:14) “ What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid. (15)  For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.” Until one embraces the truth that God has every right to do as He pleases in all things, they will stumble at the Word of God. Either that or they will give false interpretations of His Word. God owes us nothing. We owe Him everything.

(Rom 9:14) “ What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid. (15)  For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.” Consider the foolish pride of man, that he would think he has the right to stand in judgment of God. God has the right to do what He will with us. In fact, if He strictly followed His hatred of sin, none of us could ever be saved.

(Rom 9:11) “(For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;) (12)  It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger. (13)  As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.”  If you know the Old Testament, both those things regarding the sons had to do with their “people-groups”. This is important for “election” is not “predetermination”, but based upon “foreknowledge”: (1Pe_1:2) “Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father,…”  The chapter context is not individuals, but the nation of Israel and the rest of the world – Gentiles.

(Rom 9:10) “And not only this; but when Rebecca also had conceived by one, even by our father Isaac; (11)  (For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;) (12)  It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger.”   Some have suggested those who have never heard will still be saved. No, the wages of sin is still death and there is still no other Name to which men are saved. Point of this text: God is sovereign. He has the right to save only those whom He calls.

(Rom 9:10) “And not only this; but when Rebecca also had conceived by one, even by our father Isaac; (11)  (For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;) (12)  It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger.”  The point is, the Lord has every right to give the gospel at the point in time which He did; to give it to whomever He should desire; and to require whatever He should require (faith revealed in repentance and desire).

(Rom 9:7) “Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called. (8)  That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed. (9)  For this is the word of promise, At this time will I come, and Sara shall have a son.”  Notice closely the wording of verse 8, “…children of the flesh….not the children of God…”  God is a Spirit, and therefore His children are spirit, made so through a rebirth. This is a miraculous moment when the Holy Spirit gives life to the dead spirit of a person. It comes through humble repentance and desire: (Psa 51:17)”The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken  and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.”