Deuteronomy 10:15

Only the Lord had a delight in thy fathers to love them, and he chose their seed after them, even you above all people, as it is this day.

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 4:37 repeats the same language: God loved the fathers and chose their offspring.

Deuteronomy 7:7 echoes God's unconditional love and choice of Israel, not based on numbers.

Deuteronomy 7:8 reinforces the same reason: God's love and oath to ancestors, not Israel's merit, drove the exodus.

Romans 9:13-23 theologically expands God's sovereign election and love for Jacob, directly paralleling the choice of Israel's ancestors.

Nehemiah 9:7 recounts God's choosing Abram and bringing him from Ur, directly mirroring the election of ancestors in Deuteronomy 10:15.

Psalm 135:4 Parallel

Psalm 135:4 explicitly states God chose Jacob/Israel as his treasured possession, directly echoing the election in Deuteronomy 10:15.

Isaiah 41:8 Parallel

Isaiah 41:8 reaffirms God's choice of Israel as his servant and Abraham's descendants, paralleling the ancestral election.

Jeremiah 31:3 declares God's everlasting love for Israel, directly corresponding to the affection and choice in Deuteronomy 10:15.

Amos 3:2 Parallel

Amos 3:2 states God's exclusive choice of Israel and links it to judgment, intensifying the election theme with accountability.

Malachi 1:2 Parallel

Malachi 1:2 reaffirms God's love for Israel as chosen, echoing the election theme in Deuteronomy.

Romans 9:5 Parallel

Romans 9:5 lists Israel's privileges including the patriarchs and Messiah, directly building on God's choice of ancestors.

Romans 11:28 states Israel is loved because of the patriarchs, directly linking to God's election in Deuteronomy.

1 Peter 2:9 Typology

1 Peter 2:9 applies the language of chosen people to the church, fulfilling the election theme from Deuteronomy.

Numbers 14:8 ties God's pleasure (same root as 'set affection') to granting the promised land, echoing the conditional blessing of election.