6 Bible Verses about Israel As Sons Of God

Indeed, the people of Israel are my dear children. They are the children I take delight in. For even though I must often rebuke them, I still remember them with fondness. So I am deeply moved with pity for them and will surely have compassion on them. I, the Lord, affirm it!

You are children of the Lord your God. Do not cut yourselves or shave your forehead bald for the sake of the dead.

I thought, 'You are gods; all of you are sons of the Most High.'

If I had publicized these thoughts, I would have betrayed your loyal followers.

"I thought to myself, 'Oh what a joy it would be for me to treat you like a son! What a joy it would be for me to give you a pleasant land, the most beautiful piece of property there is in all the world!' I thought you would call me, 'Father' and would never cease being loyal to me.

His people have been unfaithful to him; they have not acted like his children -- this is their sin. They are a perverse and deceitful generation.