Romans 9:4

Conservative English Version

They are the descendants of Israel, and they are also God's chosen people. God showed them his glory. He made agreements with them and gave them his Law. The temple is theirs and so are the promises that God made to them.

Cross References

Genesis 15:18

At that time the LORD made an agreement with Abram and told him: I will give your descendants the land east of the Shihor River on the border of Egypt as far as the Euphrates River.

Genesis 17:10

As the sign that you are keeping this promise, you must circumcise every man and boy in your family.

Genesis 17:2

I will keep my solemn promise to you and give you more descendants than can be counted."

Genesis 17:7

I will always keep the promise I have made to you and your descendants, because I am your God and their God.

Genesis 32:28

The man said, "Your name will no longer be Jacob. You have wrestled with God and with men, and you have won. That's why your name will be Israel."

1 Kings 8:11

The LORD's glory was in the cloud, and the light from it was so bright that the priests could not stay inside to do their work.

Nehemiah 13:29

I pray that God will punish them for breaking their priestly vows and disgracing the Levi tribe.

Psalm 147:19

God gave his laws and teachings to the descendants of Jacob, the nation of Israel.

Psalm 63:2

I have seen your power and your glory in the place of worship.

Psalm 73:1

(A psalm by Asaph.) God is truly good to Israel, especially to everyone with a pure heart.

Psalm 78:61

He let enemies capture the sacred chest and let them dishonor him.

Psalm 89:3

You said, "David, my servant, is my chosen one, and this is the agreement I made with him:

Psalm 89:34

"I won't break my agreement or go back on my word.

Psalm 90:16

Do wonderful things for us, your servants, and show your mighty power to our children.

Exodus 12:25

(SEE 12:24)

Exodus 34:27

The LORD told Moses to put these laws in writing, as part of his agreement with Israel.

Exodus 4:22

Then tell him that I have said, "Israel is my first-born son,

Exodus 40:34

Suddenly the sacred tent was covered by a thick cloud and filled with the glory of the LORD.

Isaiah 41:8

Israel, you are my servant. I chose you, the family of my friend Abraham.

Isaiah 46:3

You survivors in Israel, listen to me, the LORD. Since the day you were born, I have carried you along.

Isaiah 5:2

My friend dug the ground, removed the stones, and planted the best vines. He built a watchtower and dug a pit in rocky ground for pressing the grapes. He hoped they would be sweet, but bitter grapes were all it produced.

Isaiah 60:19

You won't need the light of the sun or the moon. I, the LORD your God, will be your eternal light and bring you honor.

Jeremiah 31:20

People of Israel, you are my own dear children. Don't I love you best of all? Though I often make threats, I want you to be near me, so I will have mercy on you. I, the LORD, have spoken.

Jeremiah 31:33

Here is the new agreement that I, the LORD, will make with the people of Israel: "I will write my laws on their hearts and minds. I will be their God, and they will be my people.

Jeremiah 31:9

They will weep and pray as I bring them home. I will lead them to streams of water. They will walk on a level road and not stumble. I am a father to Israel, my favorite children.

Ezekiel 1:28

as colorful as a rainbow that appears after a storm. I realized I was seeing the brightness of the LORD's glory! So I bowed with my face to the ground, and just then I heard a voice speaking to me.

Hosea 11:1

When Israel was a child, I loved him, and I called my son out of Egypt.

Numbers 7:89

Whenever Moses needed to talk with the LORD, he went into the sacred tent, where he heard the LORD's voice coming from between the two winged creatures above the lid of the sacred chest.

Matthew 21:33

Jesus told the chief priests and leaders to listen to this story: A land owner once planted a vineyard. He built a wall around it and dug a pit to crush the grapes in. He also built a lookout tower. Then he rented out his vineyard and left the country.

John 1:17

The Law was given by Moses, but Jesus Christ brought us undeserved kindness and truth.

John 1:47

When Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him, he said, "Here is a true descendant of our ancestor Israel. And he isn't deceitful."

Acts 2:39

This promise is for you and your children. It is for everyone our Lord God will choose, no matter where they live."

Romans 3:2

It is good in a lot of ways! First of all, God's messages were spoken to the Jews.

Romans 8:15

God's Spirit doesn't make us slaves who are afraid of him. Instead, we become his children and call him our Father.

Romans 9:6

It cannot be said that God broke his promise. After all, not all of the people of Israel are the true people of God.

2 Corinthians 11:22

Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Jews? So am I. Are they from the family of Abraham? Well, so am I.

Galatians 3:16

That is how it is with the promises God made to Abraham and his descendant. The promises were not made to many descendants, but only to one, and that one is Christ.

Ephesians 2:12

At that time you did not know about Christ. You were foreigners to the people of Israel, and you had no part in the promises that God had made to them. You were living in this world without hope and without God,

Deuteronomy 14:1

People of Israel, you are the LORD's children, so when you mourn for the dead, you must not cut yourselves or shave your forehead.

Deuteronomy 29:1

So Moses finished telling the Israelites what they had to do in order to keep the agreement the LORD was making with them in Moab, which was in addition to the one the LORD had made with them at Mount Sinai.

Deuteronomy 29:14

(SEE 29:13)

Deuteronomy 31:16

The LORD said: Moses, you will soon die. But Israel is going into a land where other gods are worshiped, and Israel will reject me and start worshiping these gods. The people will break the agreement I made with them,

Deuteronomy 4:13

The LORD said he was making an agreement with you, and he told you that your part of the agreement is to obey the Ten Commandments. Then the LORD wrote these Commandments on two flat stones.

Deuteronomy 7:6

Israel, you are the chosen people of the LORD your God. There are many nations on this earth, but he chose only Israel to be his very own.

Hebrews 9:1

The first promise that was made included rules for worship and a tent for worship here on earth.

Hebrews 9:10

These rules are merely about such things as eating and drinking and ceremonies for washing ourselves. And rules about physical things will last only until the time comes to change them for something better.

Hebrews 9:3

Behind the curtain was the most holy place.

Hebrews 9:5

On top of the chest were the glorious creatures with wings opened out above the place of mercy. Now isn't the time to go into detail about these things.

Hebrews 9:6

But this is how everything was when the priests went each day into the first part of the tent to do their duties.