SovereignGrace
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Malachi 1:3 does not refer to Esau as the person. God loved Esau and desired to have him maintain his faith in Him.
It refers to the division between the line of Esau and the line of Jacob. One generation line was moving away from the line of succession that resulted in Jesus Christ, and the other was tracing the genealogical line to David and on to Jesus.
Therefore it is incorrect to say that God hates one individual person and loves another, and therefore predestined the one to hell and the other to salvation. If Calvinists are quoting Malachi 1:3 to support their view of predestination, then they are basing their doctrine on a misquote of Scripture.
Romans 9:13. If Esau is referring to a nation, then God hates the all Edomites.