Ezekiel 36:22 References
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"Therefore say to the house of Israel, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "It is anot 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.
a Deuteronomy 7:7, Deuteronomy 7:8, Deuteronomy 9:5, Deuteronomy 9:6, Ezekiel 36:32
Deuteronomy 7
7
"aThe 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 7
8
but because the Lord loved you and kept the aoath which He swore to your forefathers, bthe Lord brought you out by a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
Deuteronomy 9
5
"It is anot for your righteousness or for the uprightness of your heart that you are going to possess their land, but it is because of the wickedness of these nations that the Lord your God is driving them out before you, in order to confirm bthe oath which the Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
Deuteronomy 9
6
"Know, then, it is not because of your righteousness that the Lord your God is giving you this good land to possess, for you are aa stubborn people.