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, saying, 'He brought them forth for evil, to kill them in the mountains, and to consume them from the surface of the earth?' Turn from your fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against your people.

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

I said, I would scatter them afar. I would make the memory of them to cease from among men;

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. What will you do for your great name?"

Nevertheless he saved them for his name's sake, that he might make his mighty power 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 who blots out your transgressions for my own sake; and I will not remember your sins.

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

Though our iniquities testify against us, work for your name's sake, Yahweh; for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against you.

But I worked for my name's sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, among which they were, in whose sight I made myself known to them, in bringing them forth out of the land of Egypt.

to the praise of the glory of his grace, by which he freely bestowed favor on us in the Beloved,

It hath

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

Yahweh didn't set his love on you, nor choose you, because you were more in number than any people; for you were the fewest of all peoples:

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

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

"I have loved you," says Yahweh. Yet you say, "How have you loved us?" "Wasn't Esau Jacob's brother?" says Yahweh, "Yet I loved Jacob;

Yes, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in your sight.

You didn't choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain; that whatever you will ask of the Father in my name, he may give it to you.

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

For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.

For who makes you different? And what do you have that you didn't receive? But if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?

being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.

General references

For the Lord will not cast off forever.