The Chosen People:
Why Chosen?
Gn 22:15-18
15 The angel of Yahweh called to Abraham a second time out of the sky,
16 and said, “I have sworn by myself, says Yahweh, because you have done
this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son,
17 that I will bless you greatly, and I will multiply your seed greatly like the
stars of the heavens, and like the sand which is on the seashore. Your seed will
possess the gate of his enemies.
18 In your seed will all the nations of the earth be blessed, because you
have obeyed my voice.”
Gn 26:2-5
2 Yahweh appeared to him, and said, “Don’t go down into Egypt. Live in the
land I will tell you about.
3 Sojourn in this land, and I will be with you, and will bless you. For to you,
and to your seed, I will give all these lands, and I will establish the oath
which I swore to Abraham your father.
4 I will multiply your seed as the stars of the sky, and will give to your seed
all these lands. In your seed will all the nations of the earth be blessed,
5 because Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my requirements, my
commandments, my statutes, and my laws.”
Dt 4:37
Because he loved your fathers, therefore he chose their seed after
them, and brought you out with his presence, with his great power, out of
Egypt;
Dt 7:6-8
6 For you are a holy people to Yahweh your God: Yahweh your God has chosen you
to be a people for his own possession, above all peoples who are on the face of
the earth.
7 Yahweh didn’t set his love on you, nor choose you, because you were more in
number than any people; for you were the fewest of all peoples:
8 but because Yahweh loves you, and because he would keep the oath
which he swore to your fathers, has Yahweh brought you out with a mighty
hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, from the hand of Pharaoh
king of Egypt.
Dt 10:15
Only Yahweh had a delight in your fathers to love them, and he chose
their seed after them, even you above all peoples, as at this day.
Is 43:10
“You are my witnesses,” says Yahweh,
“With my servant whom I have chosen;
that you may know and believe me,
and understand that I am he.