Isaiah 41:9 Cross References

Isaiah 41:9

9: I have called you back from the ends of the earth so you can serve me. For I have chosen you and will not throw you away.

The LORD will not abandon his chosen people, for that would dishonor his great name. He made you a special nation for himself.

Remember, dear brothers and sisters, that few of you were wise in the world's eyes, or powerful, or wealthy when God called you.
Instead, God deliberately chose things the world considers foolish in order to shame those who think they are wise. And he chose those who are powerless to shame those who are powerful.
God chose things despised by the world, things counted as nothing at all, and used them to bring to nothing what the world considers important,
so that no one can ever boast in the presence of God.

The LORD will not reject his people; he will not abandon his own special possession.

Joshua said to the people, "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Your ancestors, including Terah, the father of Abraham and Nahor, lived beyond the Euphrates River, and they worshiped other gods.
But I took your ancestor Abraham from the land beyond the Euphrates and led him into the land of Canaan. I gave him many descendants through his son Isaac.
To Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. To Esau I gave the hill country of Seir, while Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.

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.
"The LORD did not choose you and lavish his love on you because you were larger or greater than other nations, for you were the smallest of all nations!

"Do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will gather you and your children from east and west
and from north and south. I will bring my sons and daughters back to Israel from the distant corners of the earth.

But this is the LORD's reply: I would no more reject my people than I would change my laws of night and day, of earth and sky.
I will never abandon the descendants of Jacob or David, my servant, or change the plan that David's descendants will rule the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Instead, I will restore them to their land and have mercy on them."

Listen to me, dear brothers and sisters. Hasn't God chosen the poor in this world to be rich in faith? Aren't they the ones who will inherit the Kingdom he promised to those who love him?

"But as for you, Israel my servant, Jacob my chosen one, descended from my friend Abraham,

And they sang a new song with these words: "You are worthy to take the scroll and break its seals and open it. For you were killed, and your blood has ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation.

I ask, then, has God rejected his people, the Jews? Of course not! Remember that I myself am a Jew, a descendant of Abraham and a member of the tribe of Benjamin.
No, God has not rejected his own people, whom he chose from the very beginning. Do you remember what the Scriptures say about this? Elijah the prophet complained to God about the people of Israel and said,

"Who has stirred up this king from the east, who meets victory at every step? Who, indeed, but the LORD? He gives him victory over many nations and permits him to trample their kings underfoot. He puts entire armies to the sword. He scatters them in the wind with his bow.

Has the LORD redeemed you? Then speak out! Tell others he has saved you from your enemies.
For he has gathered the exiles from many lands, from east and west, from north and south.

Then people will come from all over the world to take their places in the Kingdom of God.

"You are the LORD God, who chose Abram and brought him from Ur of the Chaldeans and renamed him Abraham.
When he had proved himself faithful, you made a covenant with him to give him and his descendants the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Jebusites, and Girgashites. And you have done what you promised, for you are always true to your word.
"You saw the sufferings and sorrows of our ancestors in Egypt, and you heard their cries from beside the Red Sea.
You displayed miraculous signs and wonders against Pharaoh, his servants, and all his people, for you knew how arrogantly the Egyptians were treating them. You have a glorious reputation that has never been forgotten.
You divided the sea for your people so they could walk through on dry land! And then you hurled their enemies into the depths of the sea. They sank like stones beneath the mighty waters.

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