Deuteronomy 7:7

“The Lord did not set His love on you nor choose you because you were more in number than any of the peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples,

Deuteronomy 10:22

Your fathers went down to Egypt seventy persons in all, and now the Lord your God has made you as numerous as the stars of heaven.

Psalm 115:1

Not to us, O Lord, not to us,
But to Your name give glory
Because of Your lovingkindness, because of Your truth.

Isaiah 51:2

“Look to Abraham your father
And to Sarah who gave birth to you in pain;
When he was but one I called him,
Then I blessed him and multiplied him.”

Matthew 7:14

For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it.

Luke 12:32

Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has chosen gladly to give you the kingdom.

Romans 9:11-15

for though the twins were not yet born and had not done anything good or bad, so that God’s purpose according to His choice would stand, not because of works but because of Him who calls,

Romans 9:18

So then He has mercy on whom He desires, and He hardens whom He desires.

Romans 9:21

Or does not the potter have a right over the clay, to make from the same lump one vessel for honorable use and another for common use?

Romans 9:27-29

Isaiah cries out concerning Israel, “Though the number of the sons of Israel be like the sand of the sea, it is the remnant that will be saved;

Romans 11:6

But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works, otherwise grace is no longer grace.

1 John 3:1

See how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we would be called children of God; and such we are. For this reason the world does not know us, because it did not know Him.

1 John 4:10

In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Deuteronomy 7:7

The LORD did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people:

Ye were

Romans 9:27

General references

Deuteronomy 10:15

Ezekiel 36:22

Bible References

Ye were

Your fathers went down to Egypt seventy persons in all, and now the Lord your God has made you as numerous as the stars of heaven.

“Look to Abraham your father
And to Sarah who gave birth to you in pain;
When he was but one I called him,
Then I blessed him and multiplied him.”

For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it.

Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has chosen gladly to give you the kingdom.

Isaiah cries out concerning Israel, “Though the number of the sons of Israel be

like the sand of the sea, it is

the remnant that will be saved;

General references

Yet on your fathers did the Lord set His affection to love them, and He chose their descendants after them, even you above all peoples, as it is this day.

“Therefore say to the house of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “It is not for your sake, O house of Israel, that I am about to act, but for My holy name, which you have profaned among the nations where you went.