Romans 9:13-15
King James Version (KJV)
13 As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.
14 What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid.
15 For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.
Interesting....isn’t it just the same among earthly children...a favorite, a joker, the bright one, the bad penny, etc.? And even we have our favorites among ourselves...we are made in His image...diff being He is Holy, just, and righteous and we are not...yet. I find it interesting that God even lets us question Him or Satan come before Him...it boggles my mind sometimes. I’d be like I’m God, you’re not, get out. End of.
Good points. You are noticing the extreme sovereignty that the One in whose mind all of this is taking place. He has nothing to fear from such approaches since it is just an impression that He "lets" us created beings do these things. The message of the Book, however, is that He is driving, managing these things into existence.
This is transcendent sovereignty. He really is God and He really does run everything. He even puts it into the heart of a man to sin against Him. Notice, the greatest sin of all, the execution of His Son, was done by His "predetermined PLAN and foreknowledge". How is it that He imposes the requirement, sees to it we cannot meet it, steps up to meet it Himself, then determines who will benefit? Because He is as Paul says, "He is Potter..."