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James 1:18
He chose to give birth to us by giving us his true word. And we, out of all creation, became his prized possession.
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Jeremiah 50:7
All who found them devoured them. Their enemies said,‘ We did nothing wrong in attacking them, for they sinned against the Lord, their true place of rest, and the hope of their ancestors.’
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Isaiah 41:11
“ See, all your angry enemies lie there, confused and humiliated. Anyone who opposes you will die and come to nothing.
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Exodus 19:5-6
Now if you will obey me and keep my covenant, you will be my own special treasure from among all the peoples on earth; for all the earth belongs to me.And you will be my kingdom of priests, my holy nation.’ This is the message you must give to the people of Israel.”
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Revelation 14:4
They have kept themselves as pure as virgins, following the Lamb wherever he goes. They have been purchased from among the people on the earth as a special offering to God and to the Lamb.
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Deuteronomy 7:6
For you are a holy people, who belong to the Lord your God. Of all the people on earth, the Lord your God has chosen you to be his own special treasure.
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Deuteronomy 14:2
You have been set apart as holy to the Lord your God, and he has chosen you from all the nations of the earth to be his own special treasure.
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Jeremiah 12:14
Now this is what the Lord says:“ I will uproot from their land all the evil nations reaching out for the possession I gave my people Israel. And I will uproot Judah from among them.
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Jeremiah 30:16
“ But all who devour you will be devoured, and all your enemies will be sent into exile. All who plunder you will be plundered, and all who attack you will be attacked.
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Zechariah 12:2-4
I will make Jerusalem like an intoxicating drink that makes the nearby nations stagger when they send their armies to besiege Jerusalem and Judah.On that day I will make Jerusalem an immovable rock. All the nations will gather against it to try to move it, but they will only hurt themselves.“ On that day,” says the Lord,“ I will cause every horse to panic and every rider to lose his nerve. I will watch over the people of Judah, but I will blind all the horses of their enemies.
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Zechariah 14:20-21
On that day even the harness bells of the horses will be inscribed with these words: Holy to the Lord. And the cooking pots in the Temple of the Lord will be as sacred as the basins used beside the altar.In fact, every cooking pot in Jerusalem and Judah will be holy to the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. All who come to worship will be free to use any of these pots to boil their sacrifices. And on that day there will no longer be traders in the Temple of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
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Ephesians 1:4
Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes.
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Exodus 23:16
“ Second, celebrate the Festival of Harvest, when you bring me the first crops of your harvest.“ Finally, celebrate the Festival of the Final Harvest at the end of the harvest season, when you have harvested all the crops from your fields.
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Isaiah 47:6
For I was angry with my chosen people and punished them by letting them fall into your hands. But you, Babylon, showed them no mercy. You oppressed even the elderly.
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Romans 11:16
And since Abraham and the other patriarchs were holy, their descendants will also be holy— just as the entire batch of dough is holy because the portion given as an offering is holy. For if the roots of the tree are holy, the branches will be, too.
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Zechariah 2:8
After a period of glory, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies sent me against the nations who plundered you. For he said,“ Anyone who harms you harms my most precious possession.
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1 Peter 2 9
But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God’s very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light.
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Acts 9:4-5
He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him,“ Saul! Saul! Why are you persecuting me?”“ Who are you, lord?” Saul asked. And the voice replied,“ I am Jesus, the one you are persecuting!
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Romans 16:5
Also give my greetings to the church that meets in their home. Greet my dear friend Epenetus. He was the first person from the province of Asia to become a follower of Christ.
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Numbers 18:12
“ I also give you the harvest gifts brought by the people as offerings to the Lord— the best of the olive oil, new wine, and grain.
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Exodus 4:22-23
Then you will tell him,‘ This is what the Lord says: Israel is my firstborn son.I commanded you,“ Let my son go, so he can worship me.” But since you have refused, I will now kill your firstborn son!’”
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Psalms 105:14-15
Yet he did not let anyone oppress them. He warned kings on their behalf:“ Do not touch my chosen people, and do not hurt my prophets.”
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Psalms 105:25-36
Then he turned the Egyptians against the Israelites, and they plotted against the Lord’s servants.But the Lord sent his servant Moses, along with Aaron, whom he had chosen.They performed miraculous signs among the Egyptians, and wonders in the land of Ham.The Lord blanketed Egypt in darkness, for they had defied his commands to let his people go.He turned their water into blood, poisoning all the fish.Then frogs overran the land and even invaded the king’s bedrooms.When the Lord spoke, flies descended on the Egyptians, and gnats swarmed across Egypt.He sent them hail instead of rain, and lightning flashed over the land.He ruined their grapevines and fig trees and shattered all the trees.He spoke, and hordes of locusts came— young locusts beyond number.They ate up everything green in the land, destroying all the crops in their fields.Then he killed the oldest son in each Egyptian home, the pride and joy of each family.
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Joel 1:3
Tell your children about it in the years to come, and let your children tell their children. Pass the story down from generation to generation.
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Zechariah 1:15
But I am very angry with the other nations that are now enjoying peace and security. I was only a little angry with my people, but the nations inflicted harm on them far beyond my intentions.
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Psalms 81:14-15
How quickly I would then subdue their enemies! How soon my hands would be upon their foes!Those who hate the Lord would cringe before him; they would be doomed forever.
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Exodus 22:29
“ You must not hold anything back when you give me offerings from your crops and your wine.“ You must give me your firstborn sons.
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Joel 1:7-8
It has destroyed my grapevines and ruined my fig trees, stripping their bark and destroying it, leaving the branches white and bare.Weep like a bride dressed in black, mourning the death of her husband.
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Deuteronomy 26:19
And if you do, he will set you high above all the other nations he has made. Then you will receive praise, honor, and renown. You will be a nation that is holy to the Lord your God, just as he promised.”
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Amos 6:1
What sorrow awaits you who lounge in luxury in Jerusalem, and you who feel secure in Samaria! You are famous and popular in Israel, and people go to you for help.