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But Not All Abraham’s Physical Children Are Children of God

But it is not such as that the word of God has failed— for not all[a] these ones from Israel are Israel. Nor are they all children because they are seed of Abraham, but “In Isaac a seed will be called for you” [Gen 21:12]. That is, these children of the flesh are not children of God, but the children of [b] the promise are counted for seed.

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 9:6 All of Abraham’s physical descendants are not partakers of God’s promises made to him, as seen even in the very first case, Isaac and Ishmael.
  2. Romans 9:8 That is, belonging to, originating in, proceeding from the promise.

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