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I do not mean that God failed to keep his promise to them. But only some of the people of Israel are truly God’s people.[a] And only some of Abraham’s[b] descendants are true children of Abraham. But God said to Abraham: “The descendants I promised you will be from Isaac.”[c] This means that not all of Abraham’s descendants are God’s true children. Abraham’s true children are those who become God’s children because of the promise God made to Abraham.

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Footnotes

  1. 9:6 God’s people Literally, “Israel,” the people God chose to bring his blessings to the world.
  2. 9:7 Abraham Most respected ancestor of the Jews. Every Jew hoped to see Abraham.
  3. 9:7 “The descendants . . . Isaac.” Quotation from Genesis 21:12.

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