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 speak, and say, For mischief did he bring them out, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from your fierce wrath, and change from this evil against your people.

And Moses said unto the LORD, Then the Egyptians shall hear it, (for you brought up this people in your might from among them;)

I said, I would scatter them into corners, I would make the remembrance of them to cease from among men:

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

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

For I will defend this city to save it for my own sake, and for my servant David's sake.

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

For my own sake, even for my own sake, will I do it: for how should my name be profaned? and I will not give my glory unto another.

O LORD, though our iniquities testify against us, do it for your name's sake: for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against you.

But I acted for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted before the nations, among whom they were, in whose sight I made myself known unto them, in bringing them forth out of the land of Egypt.

To the praise of the glory of his grace, in which he has made us accepted in the beloved.

It hath

Now therefore, if you will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then you shall be a special treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:

The LORD did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because you were more in number than any people; for you were the fewest of all people:

Not for your righteousness, or for the uprightness of your heart, do you go to possess their land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD your God does drive them out from before you, and that he may perform the word which the LORD swore unto your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

For you are a holy people unto the LORD your God, and the LORD has chosen you to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth.

I have loved you, says the LORD. Yet you say, How have you loved us? Was not Esau Jacob's brother? says the LORD: yet I loved Jacob,

Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in your sight.

You have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that you should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever you shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it to you.

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

For the gifts and calling of God are unchangeable.

For who makes you to differ from another? and what have you that you did not receive? now if you did receive it, why do you glory, as if you had not received it?

Being confident of this very thing, that he who has begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:

General references

For the Lord will not cast off forever: