When Paul met the resurrected Messiah, his life turned upside down in a moment. Then, Jesus, commissioned him to go to the gentiles with his good news. Paul obeyed, and after years of ministry, the apostles and elders gathered in Jerusalem to settle a dispute about including gentiles in Israel's new community of faith. What many do not know is that they used a prophecy about Edom to substantiate the mission to the gentile nations. This has profound implications for interpreting Romans 9:10-13 correctly.