1 Samuel 12:22

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Summary

For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name's sake: because it hath pleased the LORD to make you his people.

For his great

It hath

General references

Lamentations 3:31

Bible References

For his great

Why should the Egyptians say, 'With evil intent did he bring them out, to kill them in the mountains and to consume them from the face of the earth'? Turn from your burning anger and relent from this disaster against your people.

But Moses said to the LORD, "Then the Egyptians will hear of it, for you brought up this people in your might from among them,

I would have said, "I will cut them to pieces; I will wipe them from human memory,"

For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear of it and will surround us and cut off our name from the earth. And what will you do for your great name?"

Yet he saved them for his name's sake, that he might make known his mighty power.

For I will defend this city to save it, for my own sake and for the sake of my servant David."

"I, I am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake, and I will not remember your sins.

For my own sake, for my own sake, I do it, for how should my name be profaned? My glory I will not give to another.

"Though our iniquities testify against us, act, O LORD, for your name's sake; for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against you.

But I acted for the sake of my name, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations among whom they lived, in whose sight I made myself known to them in bringing them out of the land of Egypt.

to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved.

It hath

Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession among all peoples, for all the earth is mine;

It was not because you were more in number than any other people that the LORD set his love on you and chose you, for you were the fewest of all peoples,

Not because of your righteousness or the uprightness of your heart are you going in to possess their land, but because of the wickedness of these nations the LORD your God is driving them out from before you, and that he may confirm the word that the LORD swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.

For you are a people holy to the LORD your God, and the LORD has chosen you to be a people for his treasured possession, out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth.

"I have loved you," says the LORD. But you say, "How have you loved us?""Is not Esau Jacob's brother?" declares the LORD. "Yet I have loved Jacob

yes, Father, for such was your gracious will.

You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you.

As it is written, "Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated."

For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.

For who sees anything different in you? What do you have that you did not receive? If then you received it, why do you boast as if you did not receive it?

And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.

General references

For the Lord will not cast off forever,