Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

The portion of Jacob is not like them; for he is the former of all things: and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: the LORD of hosts is his name.

The former

Bible References

Portion

Jeremiah 10:16

The Portion of Jacob [the true God on whom Israel has a claim] is not like these;
For He is the Designer and Maker of all things,
And Israel is the tribe of His inheritance [and He will not fail them]—
The Lord of hosts is His name.
Psalm 16:5

The Lord is the portion of my inheritance, my cup [He is all I need];
You support my lot.
Psalm 73:26

My flesh and my heart may fail,
But God is the rock and strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Psalm 115:3

But our God is in heaven;
He does whatever He pleases.
Lamentations 3:24

“The Lord is my portion and my inheritance,” says my soul;
“Therefore I have hope in Him and wait expectantly for Him.”

The former

Jeremiah 51:15

He made the earth by His power;
He established the world by His wisdom
And stretched out the heavens by His understanding.

The rod

Jeremiah 12:7

“I have abandoned My house,
I have given up My [precious] inheritance (Judah);
I have given the [dearly] beloved of My life
Into the hands of her enemies.
Jeremiah 50:11

“Though you are glad, though you rejoice,
O you who plunder My heritage,
Though you are wanton and skip about like a heifer in the grass
And neigh like stallions,
Exodus 19:5
Now therefore, if you will in fact obey My voice and keep My covenant (agreement), then you shall be My own special possession and treasure from among all peoples [of the world], for all the earth is Mine;
Deuteronomy 32:9

“For the Lord’s portion and chosen share is His people;
Jacob (Israel) is the allotment of His inheritance.
Psalm 33:12

Blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the nation whose God is the Lord,
The people whom He has chosen as His own inheritance.
Psalm 74:2

Remember Your congregation, which You have purchased of old,
Which You have redeemed to be the tribe of Your inheritance;
Remember Mount Zion, where You have dwelt.
Psalm 135:4

For the Lord has chosen [the descendants of] Jacob for Himself,
Israel for His own special treasure and possession.
1 Peter 2:9
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a consecrated nation, a [special] people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies [the wonderful deeds and virtues and perfections] of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.