9:10-12
This principle of the sovereignty of God continues through to the next generation. Isaac’s wife Rebekah had twins. According to the traditions of the time Esau would have been the primary heir, but it was the younger son, Jacob, who gained the inheritance. All this was a result of God’s choice, and it was not based in any way on what Jacob and Esau did or did not do. The reason for everything is the will of God. Some have tried to explain this by saying that God knew what Esau was going to do, and His choice was based on what He foresaw, but this is not what the Bible says. It urges us to focus on the sovereignty of God.
9:13
“Jacob I loved and Esau I hated.” This is almost an example of hyperbole, in the same way Jesus spoke in Lk 14:26 where He speaks of hating our father, mother, wife, children. Jesus is not urging us to actually hate them, but is saying we must love Him above all else. We must love Him much more than we love our father, mother, wife etc. So this phrase here is emphasising the choice of God. God chose Jacob, He did not choose Esau.
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