Deuteronomy 7:7

“The Lord was devoted to you and chose you, not because you were more numerous than all peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples.

Deuteronomy 10:22

Your fathers went down to Egypt, 70 people in all, and now the Lord your God has made you as numerous as the stars of the sky.

Psalm 115:1

Not to us, Yahweh, not to us,
but to Your name give glory
because of Your faithful love, because of Your truth.

Isaiah 51:2

Look to Abraham your father,
and to Sarah who gave birth to you in pain.
When I called him, he was only one;
I blessed him and made him many.

Matthew 7:14

How narrow is the gate and difficult the road that leads to life, and few find it.

Luke 12:32

Don’t be afraid, little flock, because your Father delights to give you the kingdom.

Romans 9:11-15

For though her sons had not been born yet or done anything good or bad, so that God’s purpose according to election might stand—

Romans 9:18

So then, He shows mercy to those He wants to, and He hardens those He wants to harden.

Romans 9:21

Or has the potter no right over the clay, to make from the same lump one piece of pottery for honor and another for dishonor?

Romans 9:27-29

But Isaiah cries out concerning Israel:

Though the number of Israel’s sons
is like the sand of the sea,
only the remnant will be saved;

Romans 11:6

Now if by grace, then it is not by works; otherwise grace ceases to be grace.

1 John 3:1

Look at how great a love the Father has given us that we should be called God’s children. And we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it didn’t know Him.

1 John 4:10

Love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Deuteronomy 7:7

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:

Ye were

Romans 9:27

General references

Deuteronomy 10:15

Ezekiel 36:22

Bible References

Ye were

Your fathers went down to Egypt, 70 people in all, and now the Lord your God has made you as numerous as the stars of the sky.

Look to Abraham your father,
and to Sarah who gave birth to you in pain.
When I called him, he was only one;
I blessed him and made him many.

How narrow is the gate and difficult the road that leads to life, and few find it.

Don’t be afraid, little flock, because your Father delights to give you the kingdom.

But Isaiah cries out concerning Israel:

Though the number of Israel’s sons
is like the sand of the sea,

only the remnant will be saved;

General references

Yet the Lord was devoted to your fathers and loved them. He chose their descendants after them—He chose you out of all the peoples, as it is today.

“Therefore, say to the house of Israel: This is what the Lord God says: It is not for your sake that I will act, house of Israel, but for My holy name, which you profaned among the nations where you went.