Oct. 26, 2025

“God’s Choices”

“God’s Choices”
Romans 9:6-13
Central Idea: God is sovereign in the choices He makes, including
our salvation.
I. God’s choices are sovereign (6-13)
A. The Word of God has not failed (6)
1. Statement (6a)
“failed” - sailing term: drift off __________; run ____________
2. Principle (6b) “not all Israel who are descended from Israel.”
Romans 2:28-29
________ Israel & ___________ Israel (Jesus is the __________)
B. God chooses (7-13)
1. Abraham (7a) — Not all are children of Abraham.
Abraham: first person God _______ to start the nation of Israel
2. Isaac instead of Ishmael (7b-9)
• Point: a difference between ____________ & descendants
• Salvation is not a Jewish _____________ - Matthew 3:9
• “named” = “__________” in Romans 8:30
• God kept His promise and had a different plan - Gen. 18:10
• God’s promise is based on what He _____________ to do,
not upon the choices of ____________.
3. Jacob instead of Esau (10-13)
a. The same ___________ (10)
b. A choice prior to _________ (11a)
• “were not yet born”
• Ephesians 1:4
• “had not done anything good or bad”
• Not based on _______________
c. A choice based on __________ (11b-13)
• “so that God’s purpose…would stand”
• “stand”= “to ___________ or to continue” (Romans 8:28;
Ephesians 1:11; 2 Timothy 1:9)
• “not because of works but because of Him who calls”
• This isn’t about who is working ____________
• “The older will serve the younger” (12)
• ___________ cultural norms
• God expressing His sovereign ___________ over history.
• “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.” (13) - Malachi 1:2ff
• “love” and “hate” = “__________” and “_________”
• not ___________ words, but covenant words choosing or
passing over a person for a special covenant relationship
II. Application
1. It should give us great _________ to know we are chosen by God.
• God’s choosing is based only on ________.
• We can’t un-deserve His love because we __________ deserved
it in the first place.
2. We should pray with _________________ for the unsaved.
• 1st - God is _______ to save.
• 2nd - God is ___________ to save (1 Timothy 2:4).
• 3rd - God loves to ____________ the prayers of His children.