Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Thou whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called thee from the chief men thereof, and said unto thee, Thou art my servant; I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away.

Bible References

Whom

Isaiah 41:2
Who has aroused one from the east
Whom He calls in righteousness to His feet?
He delivers up nations before him
And subdues kings.
He makes them like dust with his sword,
As the wind-driven chaff with his bow.
Joshua 24:2
Joshua said to all the people, “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘From ancient times your fathers lived beyond the River, namely, Terah, the father of Abraham and the father of Nahor, and they served other gods.
Nehemiah 9:7
“You are the Lord God,
Who chose Abram
And brought him out from Ur of the Chaldees,
And gave him the name Abraham.
Psalm 107:2
Let the redeemed of the Lord say so,
Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the adversary
Luke 13:29
And they will come from east and west and from north and south, and will recline at the table in the kingdom of God.
Revelation 5:9
And they *sang a new song, saying, Worthy are You to take the book and to break its seals; for You were slain, and purchased for God with Your blood men from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.

Called

Deuteronomy 7:7
The Lord did not set His love on you nor choose you because you were more in number than any of the peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples,
1 Corinthians 1:26
For consider your calling, brethren, that there were not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble;
James 2:5
Listen, my beloved brethren: did not God choose the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?

I have chosen

1 Samuel 12:22
For the Lord will not abandon His people on account of His great name, because the Lord has been pleased to make you a people for Himself.
Psalm 94:14
For the Lord will not abandon His people,
Nor will He forsake His inheritance.
Jeremiah 33:25
Thus says the Lord, ‘If My covenant for day and night stand not, and the fixed patterns of heaven and earth I have not established,
Romans 11:1
I say then, God has not rejected His people, has He? May it never be! For I too am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.

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