'Selected' in the Bible

So too then, at the present time there has come to be a remnant [a small believing minority] according to God’s gracious choice.

But if it is in His grace that He has selected them, then His choice is no longer determined by human actions. Otherwise grace would be grace no longer.

What, then, does this mean? It means that Israel failed to obtain what it was seeking, but the selected group obtained it while the rest were hardened.