Rather Important

Yes. And God "hated" Essau and "loved" Jacob before either was born...as written by the Apostle Paul in Romans Chapter 9.

"But that's not fair!"

As Paul writes in that same chapter...who are you to judge God?

I tell you, God is good, the best even, and that from someone he has disciplined extensively.

No one but God knows the whole story.

He alone has the big picture.

Without that knowledge, you can't possibly judge God.

You are less than a toddler trying to understand why you can't have cake.

Oh, and if all you get in life is cake, well, that is not good.

The word holy, means separate.

Separate people, are not popular, but they are very important to God.