Amos 3:2 References
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"aYou only have I chosen among all the families of the earth; Therefore I will bpunish you for all your iniquities."
a Genesis 18:19, Exodus 19:5, Exodus 19:6, Deuteronomy 4:32-37, Deuteronomy 7:6
Genesis 18
19
"For I have achosen him, so that he may bcommand his children and his household after him to ckeep the way of the Lord by doing righteousness and justice, so that the Lord may bring upon Abraham dwhat He has spoken about him."
Exodus 19
5
'Now then, aif you will indeed obey My voice and bkeep My covenant, then you shall be cMy own possession among all the peoples, for dall the earth is Mine;
Exodus 19
6
and you shall be to Me aa kingdom of priests and ba holy nation.' These are the words that you shall speak to the sons of Israel."
Deuteronomy 4
32
"Indeed, aask now concerning the former days which were before you, since the bday that God created man on the earth, and inquire cfrom one end of the heavens to the other. dHas anything been done like this great thing, or has anything been heard like it?
33
"aHas any people heard the voice of God speaking from the midst of the fire, as you have heard it, and survived?
34
"aOr has a god tried to go to take for himself a nation from within another nation bby trials, by signs and wonders and by war and cby a mighty hand and by an outstretched arm and by great terrors, as the Lord your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?
35
"To you it was shown that you might know that the Lord, He is God; athere is no other besides Him.
36
"aOut of the heavens He let you hear His voice bto discipline you; and on earth He let you see His great fire, and you heard His words from the midst of the fire.
37
"aBecause He loved your fathers, therefore He chose their descendants after them. And He bpersonally brought you from Egypt by His great power,