'Chosen One' in the Bible
O seed of Israel His servant,Sons of Jacob, His chosen ones!
O seed of Abraham, His servant,O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones!
And He brought forth His people with joy,His chosen ones with a joyful shout.
That I may see the prosperity of Your chosen ones,That I may rejoice in the gladness of Your nation,That I may glory with Your inheritance.
Therefore He said that He would destroy them,Had not Moses His chosen one stood in the breach before Him,To turn away His wrath from destroying them.
“Behold, My Servant, whom I uphold;My chosen one in whom My soul delights.I have put My Spirit upon Him;He will bring forth justice to the nations.
“For the sake of Jacob My servant,And Israel My chosen one,I have also called you by your name;I have given you a title of honorThough you have not known Me.
“I will bring forth offspring from Jacob,And an heir of My mountains from Judah;Even My chosen ones shall inherit it,And My servants will dwell there.
“You will leave your name for a curse to My chosen ones,And the Lord God will slay you.But My servants will be called by another name.
“They will not build and another inhabit,They will not plant and another eat;For as the lifetime of a tree, so will be the days of My people,And My chosen ones will wear out the work of their hands.
Then a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is My Son, My Chosen One; listen to Him!”
And the people stood by, looking on. And even the rulers were sneering at Him, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if this is the Christ of God, His Chosen One.”