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Originally Posted by crakjak
How about ( Amos 6.8), "The Lord God has sworn by Himself...'I abhor the pride of Jacob, and hate his strongholds; and I will deliver up the city and all that is in it'" Seems Jacob's lot has turned for the worse. |
There's a BIG difference between God saying He hates Jacob's (actually, the nation of Israel) pride and the nation's strongholds and God saying He hates Jacob himself.
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(Genesis 33.10) Jacob speaks of Esau after their reconcilation, "...for truly to see your face is like seeing the face of God--since you have received me with such favor." Seems Esau's lot had improved.
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Not in the eyes of God.
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These words of love and hate speak of earthly positions and not of eternal destinations.
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But the passage Paul quoted in Romans is about eternal election.