Romans 9:10–11: “And not only so, but also when Rebekah had conceived children by one man, our forefather Isaac, though they were not yet born and had done nothing either good or bad—in order that God’s purpose of election might continue.” Paul is clearly saying here that something happened before the children were born, before they had done any good or evil. And then he states the purpose: “in order that God’s purpose of election might continue.”
