God's choices of Jacob, Abraham, Moses, prophets — not favoritism but purposive grace for non-salvific roles

Mike distinguishes between God choosing people for salvation and choosing people for specific roles. Jacob was chosen over Esau to carry the nation of Israel, not to be the only saved person. Abraham was chosen to birth the nation, Moses to lead it, prophets to speak God's word. These are functional/vocational choices. Consistently, those chosen are not chosen for their worth or works (Jacob is a schemer, Moses has a stutter, Jeremiah is young, Isaiah has unclean lips) — they are chosen by grace alone. This illustrates, without equaling, the nature of salvific grace. Mike does not accuse God of favoritism or injustice — he says doing so reflects massive human pride.