Isaiah 44:1
Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen:
Cross-reference
In Isaiah 44:21, God repeats 'you are my servant' and 'I have formed you', reinforcing the same election and servant identity.
Isaiah 41:8 uses the same description of Israel as God's chosen servant—reinforcing the identity declared here.
Isaiah 45:4 explicitly states God calls Cyrus for 'Jacob my servant's sake' and 'Israel mine elect', directly linking servant election to historical action.
Isaiah 55:3 invites Israel to listen and receive an everlasting covenant—reinforcing the promise of chosenness here.
Isaiah 43:1 addresses Jacob as formed and redeemed by God—extending the assurance of chosenness in this verse.
In Isaiah 46:3, God addresses the same 'house of Jacob' and 'house of Israel' as those carried from birth, echoing His chosen care.
Isaiah 48:16-18 pleads for Israel to listen and obey, promising peace—expanding the exhortation here to heed God.
In Deuteronomy 7:6-8, God's election of Israel stems from His love — the same foundation for calling Jacob 'my chosen' in Isaiah 44:1.
In Romans 11:5, Paul speaks of a remnant chosen by grace — the NT continuation of God's election of Israel as highlighted in Isaiah 44:1.
In Jeremiah 46:28, God promises not to destroy Jacob completely — affirming the same chosen status and protection found in Isaiah 44:1.
In Jeremiah 46:27, the identical words 'fear not, O Jacob my servant' appear — a direct parallel to the promise in Isaiah 44:1.
In Jeremiah 30:10, 'fear not, O Jacob my servant' uses the same phrasing as Isaiah 44:1, reinforcing God's reassurance to His chosen people.
In Psalm 105:43, God leads out His 'chosen ones' with joy — linking election to exodus deliverance, paralleling the chosen status in Isaiah 44:1.
In Psalm 105:42, God remembers His promise to Abraham — the same covenantal faithfulness that underlies God's choice of Jacob in Isaiah 44:1.
In Psalm 105:6, 'offspring of Abraham his servant, children of Jacob his chosen ones' directly echoes the chosen servant language of Isaiah 44:1.
In Genesis 17:7, God's covenant with Abraham and his descendants establishes the same chosen lineage that Isaiah 44:1 calls 'Jacob my servant'.
Ezekiel 20:5 recounts God choosing Israel in Egypt, directly paralleling the election language and servant status.
Acts 13:17 recounts God choosing Israel's fathers in Egypt, directly echoing the election of Jacob/Israel as servant.
Psalm 81:11-13 laments Israel's refusal to listen—contrasting God's call to His chosen people in this verse.
Luke 13:34 laments Jerusalem's unwillingness to be gathered—contrasting God's longing for His chosen people here.
1 Peter 2:9 applies 'chosen generation' language to the church, echoing Israel's election but now to a new covenant people.