Mal 1:2, Rom 11:28-29 | ESV | STEP | I have loved you, says the Lord . But you say , How have you loved us? Is not Esau Jacob’s brother ? declares the Lord . Yet I have loved Jacob

Malachi 1:2

The Lord’s Love for Israel

2 ^a“I have loved you,” says the Lord. ^bBut you say, “How have you loved us?” “Is not Esau ^cJacob’s brother?” declares the Lord. “Yet ^dI have loved Jacob

Romans 11:28-29

28 As regards the gospel, they are enemies for your sake. But as regards election, they are ^ebeloved for the sake of their forefathers. 29 For the gifts and ^fthe calling of God are irrevocable.