- because:
- "The LORDª did not¹ set his loveª° upon you, nor chooseª° you, because ye were more² in number¹¹ than any¹¹ people;ª for¹ ye¹ [were] the fewestª of all¹¹ people:ª ... Knowª° therefore that¹ the LORDª thy God,ª he¹ [is] God,ª the faithfulª° God,ª which keepethª° covenantª and mercyª with them that loveª° him and keepª° his commandmentsª to a thousandª generations;ª" {Deu 7:7-9} + "Not¹ for thy righteousness,ª or for the uprightnessª of thine heart,ª dost thou¹ goª° to possessª°¹ their land:ª but¹ for the wickednessª of these¹ nationsª the LORDª thy Godª doth drive them outª° from beforeª¹ thee, and that¹ he may performª°¹ the wordª which¹ the LORDª swareª° unto thy fathers,ª Abraham,ª Isaac,ª and Jacob.ª" {Deu 9:5} + "Only¹ the LORDª had a delightª° in thy fathersª to loveª° them, and he choseª° their seedª afterª them, [even] you above all¹¹ people,ª as [it is] this¹ day.ª" {Deu 10:15} + "O ye seedª of Abrahamª his servant,ª ye childrenª of Jacobª his chosen.ª ... And confirmedª° the same unto Jacobª for a law,ª [and] to Israelª [for] an everlastingª covenant:ª" {Psa 105:6-10} + "But thou,¹ Israel,ª [art] my servant,ª Jacobª whom¹ I have chosen,ª° the seedª of Abrahamª my friend.ª° ... [Thou] whom¹ I have takenª° from the endsª¹ of the earth,ª and calledª° thee from the chief menª¹ thereof, and saidª° unto thee, Thou¹ [art] my servant;ª I have chosenª° thee, and not¹ cast thee away.ª°" {Isa 41:8-9} + "At the same¹ time,ª saithª° the LORD,ª will I be¹ the Godª of all¹ the familiesª of Israel,ª and they¹ shall be¹ my people.ª" {Jer 31:1} + "I have lovedª° you, saith²°¹ the LORD.ª Yet ye say,ª° Wherein¹ hast thou lovedª° us? [Was] not¹ Esauª Jacob'sª brother?ª saith²°¹ the LORD:ª yet I lovedª°¹ Jacob,ª" {Mal 1:2} + "To performª° the mercyª [promised] toª ourª fathers,ª andª to rememberª° his²¹ holyª covenant;ª ... The oathª whichª he swareª° toª ourª fatherª Abraham,ª" {Lke 1:72-73} + "Whoseª [are] the¹ fathers,ª andª ofª whomª as concerningª the fleshª Christª [came], who²° is¹ overª all,ª Godª blessedª for² ever.ª¹ Amen.ª" {Rom 9:5}
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