ISB ~ Romans 9 v14 - 18

Paul denies that divine election amounts to divine injustice.

• From Ex 33:19 he shows that God’s justice is matched by an abundance of mercy (Rom 9:15), as seen when he robed the children of Israel in mercy right after they abandoned him for the golden calf (Ex 32:1-6). From Ex 9:16 he shows that the hardness of Pharaoh during the Exodus was part of his plan to reveal his power to the world (Rom 9:17). In effect, Paul is defending God’s freedom to be patient and merciful toward sinners, not his freedom to punish sinners.