Thematic Bible: Called God's people
Thematic Bible
Jews, the » Called God's people » Dispersion of
I will scatter you among the nations and unsheathe the sword after you, so your land will become desolate and your cities will become a waste.
From James, a slave of God and the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes dispersed abroad. Greetings!
Please recall the word you commanded your servant Moses: 'If you act unfaithfully, I will scatter you among the nations.
Then Haman said to King Ahasuerus, "There is a particular people that is dispersed and spread among the inhabitants throughout all the provinces of your kingdom whose laws differ from those of all other peoples. Furthermore, they do not observe the king's laws. It is not appropriate for the king to provide a haven for them.
"'But I will spare some of you. Some will escape the sword when you are scattered in foreign lands.
I scattered them among the nations; they were dispersed throughout foreign countries. In accordance with their behavior and their deeds I judged them.
Then the Jewish leaders said to one another, "Where is he going to go that we cannot find him? He is not going to go to the Jewish people dispersed among the Greeks and teach the Greeks, is he?
Jews, the » Called God's people » Return of
At that time the sovereign master will again lift his hand to reclaim the remnant of his people from Assyria, Egypt, Pathros, Cush, Elam, Shinar, Hamath, and the seacoasts.
the Lord your God will reverse your captivity and have pity on you. He will turn and gather you from all the peoples among whom he has scattered you.
But in that time they will affirm them with 'I swear as surely as the Lord lives who delivered the people of Israel from the land of the north and from all the other lands where he had banished them.' At that time I will bring them back to the land I gave their ancestors."
Then I myself will regather those of my people who are still alive from all the countries where I have driven them. I will bring them back to their homeland. They will greatly increase in number.
At that time I will lead you -- at the time I gather you together. Be sure of this! I will make all the nations of the earth respect and admire you when you see me restore you," says the Lord.
I will bring them back from Egypt and gather them from Assyria. I will bring them to the lands of Gilead and Lebanon, for there will not be enough room for them in their own land.
Jews, the » Called God's people » Persecuted
There he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to depart from Rome. Paul approached them,
(At that time King Rezin of Syria recovered Elat for Syria; he drove the Judahites from there. Syrians arrived in Elat and live there to this very day.)
Letters were sent by the runners to all the king's provinces stating that they should destroy, kill, and annihilate all the Jews, from youth to elderly, both women and children, on a particular day, namely the thirteenth day of the twelfth month (that is, the month of Adar), and to loot and plunder their possessions.
They say to themselves, "We will oppress all of them." They burn down all the places where people worship God in the land.
They say, "Come on, let's annihilate them so they are no longer a nation! Then the name of Israel will be remembered no more."
Now at that time certain Chaldeans came forward and brought malicious accusations against the Jews.
When they had brought them before the magistrates, they said, "These men are throwing our city into confusion. They are Jews
Jews, the » Called God's people » Exalted above all nations
Then he will elevate you above all the nations he has made and you will receive praise, fame, and honor. You will be a people holy to the Lord your God, as he has said.
The Lord gives his people strength; the Lord grants his people security.
The Lord will not abandon his people because he wants to uphold his great reputation. The Lord was pleased to make you his own people.
Jews, the » Called God's people » The law written upon their hearts
And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: "Look! The residence of God is among human beings. He will live among them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them.
"For this is the covenant that I will establish with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord. I will put my laws in their minds and I will inscribe them on their hearts. And I will be their God and they will be my people.
So I endure all things for the sake of those chosen by God, that they too may obtain salvation in Christ Jesus and its eternal glory.
Jews, the » Called God's people » Guided like a flock
Acknowledge that the Lord is God! He made us and we belong to him; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
Yet he brought out his people like sheep; he led them through the wilderness like a flock.
Jews, the » Called God's people » Prepared for service
And he will go as forerunner before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers back to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him."
Simeon has explained how God first concerned himself to select from among the Gentiles a people for his name.
Jews, the » Called God's people » Chosen by jehovah
For you are a people holy to the Lord your God. He has chosen you to be his people, prized above all others on the face of the earth.
Jews, the » Called God's people » A peculiar treasure
And now, if you will diligently listen to me and keep my covenant, then you will be my special possession out of all the nations, for all the earth is mine,
Jews, the » Called God's people » Characterized by zeal
He gave himself for us to set us free from every kind of lawlessness and to purify for himself a people who are truly his, who are eager to do good.
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