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Romans 9:8-10
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Romans 9:8-10
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8 The proper interpretation is this: Abraham’s children by natural descent are not necessarily God’s covenant people; what matters is that His children receive and live the promise. 9 For this is the word God promised: “In due time, I will come, and Sarah will give birth to a son.”[a] 10 But the story didn’t stop there. Remember when Rebekah conceived her twin boys by our father Isaac?
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Romans 9:8-10
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Romans 9:8-10
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8 In other words, it is not the children by physical descent who are God’s children,(A) but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as Abraham’s offspring.(B) 9 For this was how the promise was stated: “At the appointed time I will return, and Sarah will have a son.”[a](C)
10 Not only that, but Rebekah’s children were conceived at the same time by our father Isaac.(D)
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- Romans 9:9 Gen. 18:10,14
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