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Deuteronomy 7:7-8
“ The Lord did not set his heart on you and choose you because you were more numerous than other nations, for you were the smallest of all nations!Rather, it was simply that the Lord loves you, and he was keeping the oath he had sworn to your ancestors. That is why the Lord rescued you with such a strong hand from your slavery and from the oppressive hand of Pharaoh, king of Egypt.
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Romans 8:31
What shall we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us?
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2 Corinthians 4 17
For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever!
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Ephesians 2:4-5
But God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us so much,that even though we were dead because of our sins, he gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead.( It is only by God’s grace that you have been saved!)
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Romans 11:28
Many of the people of Israel are now enemies of the Good News, and this benefits you Gentiles. Yet they are still the people he loves because he chose their ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
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Numbers 23:5-12
The Lord gave Balaam a message for King Balak. Then he said,“ Go back to Balak and give him my message.”So Balaam returned and found the king standing beside his burnt offerings with all the officials of Moab.This was the message Balaam delivered:“ Balak summoned me to come from Aram; the king of Moab brought me from the eastern hills.‘ Come,’ he said,‘ curse Jacob for me! Come and announce Israel’s doom.’But how can I curse those whom God has not cursed? How can I condemn those whom the Lord has not condemned?I see them from the cliff tops; I watch them from the hills. I see a people who live by themselves, set apart from other nations.Who can count Jacob’s descendants, as numerous as dust? Who can count even a fourth of Israel’s people? Let me die like the righteous; let my life end like theirs.”Then King Balak demanded of Balaam,“ What have you done to me? I brought you to curse my enemies. Instead, you have blessed them!”But Balaam replied,“ I will speak only the message that the Lord puts in my mouth.”
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Numbers 24:9
Like a lion, Israel crouches and lies down; like a lioness, who dares to arouse her? Blessed is everyone who blesses you, O Israel, and cursed is everyone who curses you.”
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Jeremiah 31:3
Long ago the Lord said to Israel:“ I have loved you, my people, with an everlasting love. With unfailing love I have drawn you to myself.
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Proverbs 26:2
Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow, an undeserved curse will not land on its intended victim.
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Psalms 73:1
Truly God is good to Israel, to those whose hearts are pure.
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Numbers 22:35
But the angel of the Lord told Balaam,“ Go with these men, but say only what I tell you to say.” So Balaam went on with Balak’s officials.
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Numbers 23:16-26
And the Lord met Balaam and gave him a message. Then he said,“ Go back to Balak and give him my message.”So Balaam returned and found the king standing beside his burnt offerings with all the officials of Moab.“ What did the Lord say?” Balak asked eagerly.This was the message Balaam delivered:“ Rise up, Balak, and listen! Hear me, son of Zippor.God is not a man, so he does not lie. He is not human, so he does not change his mind. Has he ever spoken and failed to act? Has he ever promised and not carried it through?Listen, I received a command to bless; God has blessed, and I cannot reverse it!No misfortune is in his plan for Jacob; no trouble is in store for Israel. For the Lord their God is with them; he has been proclaimed their king.God brought them out of Egypt; for them he is as strong as a wild ox.No curse can touch Jacob; no magic has any power against Israel. For now it will be said of Jacob,‘ What wonders God has done for Israel!’These people rise up like a lioness, like a majestic lion rousing itself. They refuse to rest until they have feasted on prey, drinking the blood of the slaughtered!”Then Balak said to Balaam,“ Fine, but if you won’t curse them, at least don’t bless them!”But Balaam replied to Balak,“ Didn’t I tell you that I can do only what the Lord tells me?”
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Deuteronomy 33:3
Indeed, he loves his people; all his holy ones are in his hands. They follow in his steps and accept his teaching.
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Micah 6:5
Don’t you remember, my people, how King Balak of Moab tried to have you cursed and how Balaam son of Beor blessed you instead? And remember your journey from Acacia Grove to Gilgal, when I, the Lord, did everything I could to teach you about my faithfulness.”
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Ezekiel 16:8
And when I passed by again, I saw that you were old enough for love. So I wrapped my cloak around you to cover your nakedness and declared my marriage vows. I made a covenant with you, says the Sovereign Lord, and you became mine.
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Romans 9:13
In the words of the Scriptures,“ I loved Jacob, but I rejected Esau.”
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Malachi 1:2
“ I have always loved you,” says the Lord. But you retort,“ Really? How have you loved us?” And the Lord replies,“ This is how I showed my love for you: I loved your ancestor Jacob,
