brightfame52
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It was the Church, Gods Love is only in Christ Jesus, not nationality. See the Church was Loved and chosen in Christ before the foundation Eph 1:4At the time God spoke these words in Deut. 7:6 there was only the great congregation of over three million Jews in the desert at the time of the Tabernacle. The children of Israel is the Church (called out of Egypt) of God. She is also the Bride (betrothed) to God.
But you prove my point. Gentiles have taken what belongs to Israel and have made it all apply to them.
That's called inheritance theft.
The promises were given to Abraham, then Isaac, and then Jacob, and then Jacob's children.
1 THE book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
2 Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren; Mt 1:1–2.
Judas is the tribe of Judah.
"Judah and his brethren" are the children of Jacob/Israel.
4 According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
See those same 3 things as in Deut 7 # Love, Chosen, Holy !
And of this same Church Paul says they are a peculiar people Titus 2:14
Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
That word peculiar is the greek word periousios:
- that which is one's own, belonging to one's possessions
- a people selected by God from the other nations for his own possession
This is all said of the Church !