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In verses twelve to fourteen, Paul talks about the Jacob and Esau story briefly. Was it right for God to choose Jacob, the younger son, to be over Esau? In Malachi 1:2,3, the statement “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated” refers to the nations of Isreal and Edom rather to the individual brothers. God chose Jacob to continue the family line of the faithful because he knew his heart was for him. God did not exclude Esau from knowing and loving him. We need to remember God is sovereign and will save all who believe in him.

Romans 9:12-14
12 not by works but by him who calls—she was told, “The older will serve the younger.”[a] 13 Just as it is written: “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”[b]
14 What then shall we say? Is God unjust? Not at all!