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Out of all the peoples on the face of the earth, the LORD has chosen you to be his treasured possession. (Deuteronomy 14:2) (Deuteronomy 14:2) But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen , you descendants of Abraham my friend, I took you from the ends of the earth, from its farthest corners I called you.
23 And they appointed two, Joseph, called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias. 24 And praying, they said: Thou, Lord, who knowest the heart of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen, 25 To take the place of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas hath by transgression fallen, that he might go to his own place.
In this covenant, God promises to make the Israelites his treasured possession among all people [22] and "a kingdom of priests and a holy nation", [23] if they follow God's commandments. As part of the terms of this covenant, God gives Moses the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:1-17); these are later embellished or elaborated on in the rest of the ...
The nation's first African-American president promised 'hope and change' during his campaign and his address focused on a 'new era of responsibility.'
In Judaism, "chosenness" is the belief that the Jews, via descent from the ancient Israelites, are the chosen people, i.e., chosen to be in a covenant with God.The idea of the Israelites being chosen by God is found most directly in the Book of Deuteronomy, [4] where it is applied to Israel at Mount Sinai upon the condition of their acceptance of the Mosaic covenant between themselves and God.
The Book of Ballymote, like many of its kind, has made history by its wanderings. For over a hundred years it was a treasured possession of the McDonaghs of Corran. In 1522 it was purchased by the O'Donnells [4] with whom it remained until the Flight of the Earls in 1603. From 1620 until 1767 it was in the library of Trinity College, Dublin.
Reaching one mile, Jesus goes further, recalling going two miles from his Sermon on the Mount and frustrating Judas Iscariot. Arriving at the house of Lazarus, Martha, and Mary, Jesus teaches the Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard while Martha is busy preparing and serving. Martha tells her distracting concern of Mary, who is not helping ...
"No human relation gives one possession in another—every two souls are absolutely different. In friendship or in love, the two side by side raise hands together to find what one cannot reach alone."