Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
For the LORD hath chosen Jacob unto himself, and Israel for his peculiar treasure.
The lord
His peculiar
Bible References
The lord
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.
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.
Deuteronomy 7:6
For you are a holy people [set apart] to the Lord your God; the Lord your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on the face of the earth to be a people for His own possession [that is, His very special treasure].
Deuteronomy 10:15
Yet the Lord had a delight in loving your fathers and set His affection on them, and He chose their descendants after them, you above all peoples, as it is this day.
1 Samuel 12:22
The Lord will not abandon His people for His great name’s sake, because the Lord has been pleased to make you a people for Himself.
Isaiah 41:8
“But you, Israel, My servant,
Jacob whom I have chosen,
The offspring of Abraham My friend,
“But you, Israel, My servant,
Jacob whom I have chosen,
The offspring of Abraham My friend,
Isaiah 43:20
“The beasts of the field will honor Me,
Jackals and ostriches,
Because I have given waters in the wilderness
And rivers in the desert,
To give drink to My people, My chosen.
“The beasts of the field will honor Me,
Jackals and ostriches,
Because I have given waters in the wilderness
And rivers in the desert,
To give drink to My people, My chosen.
Zechariah 2:10
Sing for joy and rejoice, O Daughter of Zion; for behold, I am coming, and I will dwell in your midst,” declares the Lord.
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.
His peculiar
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.
“For the Lord’s portion and chosen share is His people;
Jacob (Israel) is the allotment of His inheritance.
Malachi 3:17
“They will be Mine,” says the Lord of hosts, “on that day when I publicly recognize them and openly declare them to be My own possession [that is, My very special treasure]. And I will have compassion on them and spare them as a man spares his own son who serves him.”
Titus 2:14
who [willingly] gave Himself [to be crucified] on our behalf to redeem us and purchase our freedom from all wickedness, and to purify for Himself a chosen and very special people to be His own possession, who are enthusiastic for doing what is good.