Deuteronomy 7:7-11 - The Basis Of Israel's Election

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. ⁸ But because the Lord loved you and kept the oath He swore to your fathers, He brought you out with a strong hand and redeemed you from the place of slavery, from the power of Pharaoh king of Egypt. ⁹ Know that Yahweh your God is God, the faithful God who keeps His gracious covenant loyalty for a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commands. ¹⁰ But He directly pays back and destroys those who hate Him. He will not hesitate to directly pay back the one who hates Him. ¹¹ So keep the command—the statutes and ordinances—that I am giving you to follow today.