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Deuteronomy 7:7-8
The Lord chose you because he loved you very much. He didn’t choose you because you had more people than other nations. In fact, you had the smallest number of all.The Lord chose you because he loved you. He wanted to keep the promise he had made to your people of long ago. That’s why he used his mighty hand to bring you out of Egypt. He bought you back from the land where you were slaves. He set you free from the power of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt.
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Romans 8:31
What should we say then? Since God is on our side, who can be against us?
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2 Corinthians 4 17
Our troubles are small. They last only for a short time. But they are earning for us a glory that will last forever. It is greater than all our troubles.
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Ephesians 2:4-5
But God loves us deeply. He is full of mercy.So he gave us new life because of what Christ has done. He gave us life even when we were dead in sin. God’s grace has saved you.
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Romans 11:28
As far as the good news is concerned, the people of Israel are enemies. This is for your good. But as far as God’s choice is concerned, the people of Israel are loved. This is because of God’s promises to the founders of our nation.
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Numbers 23:5-12
The Lord put a message in Balaam’s mouth. The Lord said,“ Go back to Balak. Give him my message.”So Balaam went back to him. He found Balak standing beside his offering. All the Moabite officials were with him.Then Balaam spoke the message he had received from God. He said,“ Balak brought me from the land of Aram. The king of Moab sent for me from the mountains in the east.‘ Come,’ he said.‘ Put a curse on Jacob’s people for me. Come. Speak against Israel.’But how can I put a curse on people God hasn’t cursed? How can I speak against people the Lord hasn’t spoken against?I see them from the rocky peaks. I view them from the hills. I see a group of people who live by themselves. They don’t consider themselves to be one of the nations.Jacob’s people are like the dust of the earth. Can dust be counted? Who can count even a fourth of the Israelites? Let me die as godly people die. Let my death be like theirs!”Balak said to Balaam,“ What have you done to me? I brought you here to put a curse on my enemies! But all you have done is give them a blessing!”He answered,“ I have to speak only the words the Lord puts in my mouth.”
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Numbers 24:9
Like a male lion they lie down and sleep. They are like a female lion. Who dares to wake them up?“ May those who bless you be blessed! May those who curse you be cursed!”
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Jeremiah 31:3
The Lord appeared to us in the past. He said,“ I have loved you with a love that lasts forever. I have kept on loving you with a kindness that never fails.
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Proverbs 26:2
A curse given for no reason is like a wandering bird or a flying sparrow. It doesn’t go anywhere.
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Psalms 73:1
God is truly good to Israel. He is good to those who have pure hearts.
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Numbers 22:35
The angel of the Lord said to Balaam,“ Go with the men. But say only what I tell you to say.” So Balaam went with Balak’s officials.
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Numbers 23:16-26
The Lord met with Balaam. He put a message in Balaam’s mouth. The Lord said,“ Go back to Balak. Give him my message.”So Balaam went to Balak. He found him standing beside his offering. The Moabite officials were with him. Balak asked him,“ What did the Lord say?”Then Balaam spoke the message he had received from God. He said,“ Balak, rise up and listen. Son of Zippor, hear me.God isn’t a mere human. He can’t lie. He isn’t a human being. He doesn’t change his mind. He speaks, and then he acts. He makes a promise, and then he keeps it.He has commanded me to bless Israel. He has given them his blessing. And I can’t change it.“ I don’t see any trouble coming on the people of Jacob. I don’t see any suffering in Israel. The Lord their God is with them. The shout of the King is among them.God brought them out of Egypt. They are as strong as a wild ox.There isn’t any magic that can hurt the people of Jacob. No one can use magic words to harm Israel. Here is what will be said about the people of Jacob. Here is what will be said about Israel. People will say,‘ See what God has done!’The Israelites are going to wake up like a female lion. They are going to get up like a male lion. They are like a lion that won’t rest until it eats what it has caught. They are like a lion that won’t rest until it drinks the blood of what it has killed.”Then Balak said to Balaam,“ Don’t put a curse on them at all! And don’t give them a blessing at all!”Balaam answered,“ Didn’t I tell you that I must do only what the Lord says?”
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Deuteronomy 33:3
Lord, I’m sure you love your people. All the holy ones are in your hands. At your feet all of them bow down. And you teach them.
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Micah 6:5
Remember how Balak, the king of Moab, planned to put a curse on your people. But Balaam, the son of Beor, gave them a blessing instead. Remember their journey from Shittim to Gilgal. I want you to know that I always do what is right.”
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Ezekiel 16:8
“‘ “Later, I was passing by again. I looked at you. I saw that you were old enough for love. So I married you and took good care of you. I covered your naked body. I made a firm promise to you. I entered into a covenant with you. And you became mine,” announces the Lord and King.
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Romans 9:13
It is written,“ I chose Jacob instead of Esau.”( Malachi 1:2, 3)
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Malachi 1:2
“ Israel, I have loved you,” says the Lord.“ But you ask,‘ How have you loved us?’“ Wasn’t Esau Jacob’s brother?” says the Lord.“ But I chose Jacob
