Exodus 4:22
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22 Then you will tell him, ‘This is what the Lord says: Israel is my firstborn son.
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Exodus 4:22
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22 Then say to Pharaoh, ‘This is what the Lord says: Israel is my firstborn son,(A)
Hosea 11:1
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The Lord’s Love for Israel
11 “When Israel was a child, I loved him,
and I called my son out of Egypt.
Hosea 11:1
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God’s Love for Israel
Romans 9:4
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4 They are the people of Israel, chosen to be God’s adopted children.[a] God revealed his glory to them. He made covenants with them and gave them his law. He gave them the privilege of worshiping him and receiving his wonderful promises.
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- 9:4 Greek chosen for sonship.
Hebrews 12:23
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23 You have come to the assembly of God’s firstborn children, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God himself, who is the judge over all things. You have come to the spirits of the righteous ones in heaven who have now been made perfect.
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Hebrews 12:23
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23 to the church of the firstborn,(A) whose names are written in heaven.(B) You have come to God, the Judge of all,(C) to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,(D)
Jeremiah 31:9
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9 Tears of joy will stream down their faces,
and I will lead them home with great care.
They will walk beside quiet streams
and on smooth paths where they will not stumble.
For I am Israel’s father,
and Ephraim is my oldest child.
Isaiah 64:8
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8 And yet, O Lord, you are our Father.
We are the clay, and you are the potter.
We all are formed by your hand.
Isaiah 64:8
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Isaiah 63:16
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16 Surely you are still our Father!
Even if Abraham and Jacob[a] would disown us,
Lord, you would still be our Father.
You are our Redeemer from ages past.
Isaiah 63:16
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Deuteronomy 14:1
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Ceremonially Clean and Unclean Animals
14 “Since you are the people of the Lord your God, never cut yourselves or shave the hair above your foreheads in mourning for the dead.
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Deuteronomy 14:1
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Clean and Unclean Food(A)
14 You are the children(B) of the Lord your God. Do not cut yourselves or shave the front of your heads for the dead,
Exodus 19:5-6
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5 Now if you will obey me and keep my covenant, you will be my own special treasure from among all the peoples on earth; for all the earth belongs to me. 6 And you will be my kingdom of priests, my holy nation.’ This is the message you must give to the people of Israel.”
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Exodus 19:5-6
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5 Now if you obey me fully(A) and keep my covenant,(B) then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession.(C) Although the whole earth(D) is mine, 6 you[a] will be for me a kingdom of priests(E) and a holy nation.’(F) These are the words you are to speak to the Israelites.”
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- Exodus 19:6 Or possession, for the whole earth is mine. 6 You
James 1:18
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18 He chose to give birth to us by giving us his true word. And we, out of all creation, became his prized possession.[a]
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- 1:18 Greek we became a kind of firstfruit of his creatures.
James 1:18
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18 He chose to give us birth(A) through the word of truth,(B) that we might be a kind of firstfruits(C) of all he created.
2 Corinthians 6:18
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18 And I will be your Father,
and you will be my sons and daughters,
says the Lord Almighty.[a]”
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2 Corinthians 6:18
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