- he loved:
- "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 ... But¹ because the LORDª lovedª¹ you, and because he would keepª°¹¹ the oathª which¹ he had swornª° unto your fathers,ª hath the LORDª brought you outª°¹ with a mightyª hand,ª and redeemedª° you out of the houseª¹ of bondmen,ª from the handª¹ of Pharaohª kingª of Egypt.ª" {Deu 7:7-8} + "Now¹ therefore, if¹ ye will obey²° my voice² indeed,ª°¹ and keepª°¹ my covenant,ª then ye shall be¹ a peculiar treasureª unto me above all¹¹ people:ª for¹ all¹ the earthª [is] mine: ... And ye¹ shall be¹ unto me a kingdomª of priests,ª and an holyª nation.ª These¹ [are] the wordsª which¹ thou shalt speakª° unto¹ the childrenª of Israel.ª" {Exd 19:5-6} + "He shall chooseª°¹ our inheritanceª for us,¹ the excellencyª of Jacobª whom¹ he loved.ª° Selah.ª" {Psa 47:4} + "He shewethª° his wordª° unto Jacob,ª his statutesª and his judgmentsª unto Israel.ª ... He hath not¹ dealtª° so¹ with any¹ nation:ª and [as for his] judgments,ª they have not¹ knownª° them. Praiseª° ye the LORD.ª" {Psa 147:19-20} + "The LORDª hath appearedª° of oldª¹ unto me, [saying], Yea, I have lovedª° thee with an everlastingª love:ª therefore¹¹ with lovingkindnessª have I drawnª° thee." {Jer 31:3} + "When¹ Israelª [was] a child,ª then I lovedª° him, and calledª° my sonª out of Egypt.ª¹" {Hsa 11:1} + "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} + "(Forª [the children] being²° not yetª born,ª° neitherª having doneª° anyª goodª orª evil,ª thatª the¹ purposeª of Godª accordingª to electionª might stand,ª° notª ofª works,ª butª ofª him that calleth;)ª° ... Asª it is written,ª° Jacobª have I loved,ª° butª Esauª have I hated.ª°" {Rom 9:11-13} + "Butª God,ª who isª° richª inª mercy,ª forª his²¹ greatª loveª wherewithª he lovedª° us,ª ... Evenª when weª wereª° deadª in sins,ª hath quickened us together¹ with²° Christ,² (by¹ graceª ye areª° saved;)ª°" {Eph 2:4-5} + "Weª loveª°° him,ª becauseª heª firstª lovedª° us.ª" {1Jn 4:19}
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