Last week we examined Romans 9:1-18 and God's sovereign choice of Israel to be His people. God did not do this because of anything special about that nation. In fact, many of the Scriptures that comment on this make it clear that God chose them despite their characteristics (Deut.
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www.gracebibleny.org/gods_choice_for_mercy
www.gracebibleny.org/gods_choice_for_mercy
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God's choice of Israel as His "chosen people" did not lie in any special size, nature or attraction. Actually, the nation of Israel was the least in number among all the nations (Deuteronomy 7:6-8). Rather, God chose these people because of His love for them and His unconditional covenant with Abraham.
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www.allabouttruth.org/history-of-israel.htm
www.allabouttruth.org/history-of-israel.htm
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The OT doctrine of predestination is most vivid in God's choice of Israel to be a light to those around them (Isaiah 42:6; 49:6). Moses, speaking of Israel, says of them,
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B. God's Past Choosing of Israel is Grounded Solely in his Free Choice. 1. The fancy word is "election." "For you are a people holy to the LORD your God; the Lord your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on the earth to be his people, his treasured possession [Dt. 7:6;
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rabbenu.blogspot.com/2005/04/gods-free-choice-of-israel...
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Dr. John Whitcomb | Whitcomb Ministries, Inc. ... God's Sovereign Choice of Israel ... God's chosen people were looking for the final coming of His kingdom in the days following the rebuilding of Jerusalem, but instead God rebuked them with the message of one final prophet before the coming of Christ.
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Bible studies in Romans Chapter 9 cover God's Choice and Israel's Unbelief. The questions are designed for personal or group inductive style Bible study and discussion. ... God's Choice, Romans Chapter 9:1-18: ... 2. What is behind Paul referring to his own race, Israel, as "they?"
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www.web-church.com/nt-studies/romans-chapter-9.htm
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It's God's Choice Christian Bookstor ... God Has Not Forgotten -- Israel and New Breed; God Has Smiled On Me - James Cleveland; God Is - James Cleveland ; God Is Good - Deitrick Haddon; God Is Good All The Time - Alvin Darlin ; God Is Here - Karen Clark Sheard;
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This word is also used when presenting God's choice of Israel from all nations for the purpose of bringing salvation to the world. The object of such choice is for a certain object or goal.
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www.mindspring.com/~mamcgee/grace_choice.html
www.mindspring.com/~mamcgee/grace_choice.html
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Judaism (religion), Israel (the Jewish people), Britannica Online Encyclopedia, The concluding phrase of the second benediction of the liturgical section—“who has chosen thy people Israel in love”—clearly states that God’s choice to establish a relationship with Israel in particular was determined by divine love.
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