However, they retained the right to exercise the gift of free will. This is evident in the way God dealt with the nation of Israel.
٩ أَيُّ خِيَارٍ عَرَضَهُ يَهْوَهُ عَلَى ٱلْإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ ،‏ وَبِمَ وَعَدُوهُ ؟‏