 | John Phillips - Religion - 2001 - 712 pages
...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... | |
 | Philip Allott - Law - 2002 - 448 pages
...independence of spirit, many-sidedness of attainment, and complete self-reliance in limbs and brain.' 21 'For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God: the...himself above all people that are upon the face of the earth.' 22 'Remember thou, O Roman, to rule the nations with thy sway; these shall be thine arts to... | |
 | John Phillips - Religion - 2002 - 600 pages
...ruined race lies in His character. He loves us because He loves us. Moses explained to Israel, "For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God: the...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... | |
 | Harold Lerch - Religion - 2002 - 338 pages
...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,... | |
 | Harold Lerch - Religion - 2002 - 338 pages
...endureth for ever. (Psalms 119:89,90,160) The Covenant and Promises. (Chapter 13); The Lord did not setMs love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more...fewest of all people: But because the Lord loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath the Lord brought you... | |
 | James Shane - Religion - 2003 - 354 pages
...Personally! And so can you! In Deut. 7:7, 8, the Israelites were again reminded of their elect status: The Lord did not set his love upon you, nor choose...fewest of all people: But because the Lord loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers... He chose you. This oath... | |
 | Anne Murchison - Religion - 2003 - 262 pages
...which is in Christ Jesus, our Lord" (KJV). Why Are the Jews God's Chosen Ones? or Deuteronomy 7:6; "For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God: the...himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth" (KJV). THIS is A question which puzzled me, and I am sure most people ... so let's devote a... | |
 | Daniel Erasmus - Religion - 2003 - 346 pages
...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 - Religion - 2003 - 452 pages
...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.).... | |
 | Sylvia Rose - Religion - 2004 - 148 pages
...Moses tried to let them see that God did not choose them for reasons that they may have felt. He said, "The LORD did not set his love upon you, nor choose...fewest of all people: But because the LORD loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers" (Deuteronomy 7:6-7). I am... | |
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The Lord did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people ; for ye were the fewest of all people : but because the Lord loved you... 
