- Surely:
- "But thou,¹ Israel,ª [art] my servant,ª Jacobª whom¹ I have chosen,ª° the seedª of Abrahamª my friend.ª°" {Isa 41:8} + "And I will establishª°¹ my covenantª between¹ me and thee and thy seedª after¹ thee² in their generationsª for an everlastingª covenant,ª to be¹ a Godª unto thee, and to thy seedª after¹ thee.²" {Gen 17:7} + "And the LORDª said,ª° I have surely²° seenª°¹ the afflictionª of my peopleª which¹ [are] in Egypt,ª and have heardª° their cryª by reason² of¹¹ their taskmasters;ª° for¹ I knowª°¹ their sorrows;ª" {Exd 3:7} + "And thou shalt sayª° unto¹ Pharaoh,ª Thus¹ saithª° the LORD,ª Israelª [is] my son,ª [even] my firstborn:ª ... And I sayª° unto¹ thee, Let¹ my sonª go,ª° that he may serveª° me: and if thou refuseª° to let him go,ª° behold,¹ I¹ will slayª°¹ thy son,ª [even] thy firstborn.ª" {Exd 4:22-23} + "And I will takeª° you to me for a people,ª and I will be¹ to you a God:ª and ye shall knowª° that¹ I¹ [am] the LORDª your God,ª which bringeth²° you out¹¹ from under¹¹ the burdensª of the Egyptians.ª" {Exd 6:7} + "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} + "I sayª° then,ª² Hath²°¹ Godª cast awayª° his²¹ people?ª God forbid.ªª° Forª Iª alsoª amª° an Israelite,ª ofª the seedª of Abraham,ª [of] the tribeª of Benjamin.ª ... Godª hath²° notª cast awayª° his²¹ peopleª whichª he foreknew.ªª° Wot¹ ye²° notª whatª the¹ scriptureª saithª° ofª Elias?ª howª he maketh intercessionª° to Godª againstª Israel,ª saying,ª°" {Rom 11:1-2} + "As concerningªª the¹ gospel,ª [they are] enemiesª for your sakes:ªª butª as touchingª the¹ election,ª [they are] belovedª for²° the fathers'² sakes.ª¹¹" {Rom 11:28}
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