 | John Hall - 1839
...are holy persons. As Moses said to the Israelites, Thou art a holy people unto the Lord thy God ; the Lord thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people...Himself above all people that are upon the face of the earth.6* So the apostle Peter said to believers in Christ, Ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood,... | |
 | 1839
...xiii, 1-3. " Jehovah is a partial God. " ' For thou art an holy people unto Jehovah thy God : Jehovah thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto...himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth.' — Chap. vii, C. " Jehovah is wrathful. The fierceness of his anger is turned away from Israel... | |
 | John Phillips - 2001 - 704 σελίδες
...Moses in his memoirs sought to explain to Israel why God set His heart's affections on them he said, "The LORD did not set His love upon you, nor choose...fewest of all people, but because the LORD loved you" (Deuteronomy 7:7-8). Why does He love you? Just because He loves you. That's the way He is. He needs... | |
 | John Phillips - 2002 - 402 σελίδες
...Do you recall Moses' explanation of God's love for the children of Israel? In his memoirs he wrote, 'The Lord did not set his love upon you, nor choose...fewest of all people: But because the Lord loved you" (Deuteronomy 7:7-8). In other words Moses was saying, "He loved you because He loved you!" That is... | |
 | Harold Lerch - 2002 - 336 σελίδες
...make you into a great nation. (From Deuteronomy 7:6): CHOSEN BY GOD: PROMISE IS NOT WITHOUT DUTY: 7 The Lord did not set his love upon you, nor choose...any people; for ye were the fewest of all people: 8 But because the Lord loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers,... | |
 | Dr. Phillip Goble - 2002 - 1248 σελίδες
...(Treasured People) unto Himself, above all people that are upon the face of ha'adamah. | 7 | Hashem did not set His love upon you, nor choose you, because...number than any people; for ye "were the fewest of kol ha'ammim; | 8 | But because of Ahavat Hashem (because Hashem loved you), and because He would be... | |
 | John Phillips - 2002 - 592 σελίδες
...because He loves us. Moses explained to Israel, "For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God: the Lord thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people...himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth." Then, knowing how unlovely, complaining, and rebellious the Israelites were, Moses added, "The... | |
 | Daniel Erasmus - 2003 - 344 σελίδες
...thy God: the Lord thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself. Above all people thai are upon the face of the earth. The Lord did not set...because ye were more in number than any people, for ye_ were_th^J^we_st_of_all_ft_eople_: But became the Lord loved you, and because he would keep the... | |
 | Walter Brueggemann - 2003 - 434 σελίδες
...Testament there are suggestions that God's love is not bound by the value or importance of its object. "The LORD did not set His love upon you, nor choose...number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all peoples: but because the LORD loveth you . . . hath the LORD . . . redeemed you" (Deut. vii.7 f.).... | |
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For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth. 
