Romans 9:4

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They are the people of Israel, God’s chosen children. They have the glory of God and the agreements he made between himself and his people. God gave them the Law of Moses, the Temple worship, and his promises.

Cross References

Ephesians 2:12

Remember that in the past you were without Christ. You were not citizens of Israel, and you did not know about the agreements with the promises that God made to his people. You had no hope, and you did not know God.

Psalm 147:19

He gave his commands to Jacob. He gave his laws and rules to Israel.

Romans 9:6

I don’t mean that God failed to keep his promise to the Jewish people. But only some of the people of Israel are really God’s people.

Genesis 17:2

If you do this, I will prepare an agreement between us. I will promise to make your people a great nation.”

Acts 2:39

This promise is for you. It is also for your children and for the people who are far away. It is for everyone the Lord our God calls to himself.”

Deuteronomy 7:6

Do this because you are the Lord’s own people. From all the people on earth, the Lord your God chose you to be his special people—people who belong only to him.

Exodus 4:22

Then you should say to Pharaoh, ‘This is what the Lord says: Israel is my firstborn son.

Hebrews 9:1

The first agreement had rules for worship and a place for worship here on earth.

Psalm 89:3

You said, “I made an agreement with my chosen king. I made this promise to my servant David:

1 Kings 8:11

The priests could not continue their work because the Temple was filled with the Glory of the Lord.

Romans 8:15

The Spirit that we received is not a spirit that makes us slaves again and causes us to fear. The Spirit that we have makes us God’s chosen children. And with that Spirit we cry out, “Abba, Father.”

John 1:17

That is, the law was given to us through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

Jeremiah 31:33

“In the future I will make this agreement with the people of Israel.” This message is from the Lord. “I will put my teachings in their minds, and I will write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.

Deuteronomy 14:1

“You are the children of the Lord your God. When someone dies, you must not cut yourselves or shave your heads to show your sadness.

Genesis 17:7

And I will prepare an agreement between me and you. This agreement will also be for all your descendants. It will continue forever. I will be your God and the God of all your descendants.

Hebrews 9:10

These gifts and sacrifices are only about food and drink and special washings. They are only rules about the body. God gave them for his people to follow until the time of his new way.

Hebrews 9:3

Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place.

John 1:47

Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said, “This man coming is a true Israelite, one you can trust.”

Matthew 21:33

“Listen to this story: There was a man who owned a vineyard. He put a wall around the field and dug a hole for a winepress. Then he built a tower. He leased the land to some farmers and then left on a trip.

Hosea 11:1

The Lord said, “I loved Israel when he was a child, and I called my son out of Egypt.

Jeremiah 31:20

The Lord says, “You know that Ephraim is my dear son. I love that child. Yes, I often criticized Ephraim, but I still think about him. I love him very much, and I really do want to comfort him.

Jeremiah 31:9

They will come back crying, but I will lead them and comfort them. I will lead them by streams of water. I will lead them on an easy road, where they will not stumble. I will lead them in that way because I am Israel’s father. And Ephraim is my firstborn son.

Isaiah 60:19

“The sun will no longer be your light during the day. The light from the moon will no longer be your light at night. The Lord will be your light forever. Your God will be your glory.

Isaiah 46:3

“Family of Jacob, listen to me! You who are left from the family of Israel, listen! I have carried you since you left your mother’s womb. I carried you when you were born,

Isaiah 41:8

The Lord says, “You, Israel, are my servant. Jacob, I chose you. You are from the family of my friend, Abraham.

Isaiah 5:2

He dug and cleared the field and planted the best grapevines there. He built a tower in the middle and cut a winepress into the stone. He expected good grapes to grow there, but there were only rotten ones.

Psalm 90:16

Let your servants see the wonderful things you can do for them. And let their children see your glory.

Psalm 89:34

I will not break my agreement with David. I will never change what I said.

Psalm 78:61

He let foreigners capture the Box of the Agreement, the symbol of his power and glory.

Psalm 73:1

God is so good to Israel, to those whose hearts are pure.

Psalm 63:2

Yes, I have seen you in your Temple. I have seen your strength and glory.

Nehemiah 13:29

My God, punish these people. They made the priesthood unclean. They treated it as if it was not important. They did not obey the agreement that you made with the priests and Levites.

Deuteronomy 31:16

The Lord said to Moses, “You will die soon. And after you have gone to be with your ancestors, these people will not continue to be faithful to me. They will break the agreement I made with them. They will leave me and begin worshiping other gods—the false gods of the land where they are going.

Deuteronomy 29:14

The Lord is making this agreement with its promises with you people, but not only with you.

Deuteronomy 29:1

The Lord made an agreement with the Israelites at Mount Horeb. In addition to that agreement, he also commanded Moses to make another agreement with them while they were in Moab. This is that agreement.

Numbers 7:89

When Moses went into the Meeting Tent to speak to the Lord, he heard the Lord’s voice speaking to him. The voice was coming from the area between the two Cherub angels on the mercy-cover on top of the Box of the Agreement. In this way the Lord spoke to Moses.

Exodus 40:34

Then the cloud covered the Meeting Tent and the Glory of the Lord filled the Holy Tent.

Exodus 34:27

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Write everything that I have told you. This is the agreement that I made with you and the Israelites.”

Exodus 12:25

You must remember to do this even when you go to the land the Lord is giving you.

Genesis 32:28

Then the man said, “Your name will not be Jacob. Your name will now be Israel. I give you this name because you have fought with God and with men, and you have won.”

Genesis 17:10

This is my agreement that all of you must obey. This is the agreement between me and you and all your descendants. Every male must be circumcised.

Genesis 15:18

So on that day the Lord made a promise and an agreement with Abram. He said, “I will give this land to your descendants. I will give them the land between the River of Egypt and the great river Euphrates.

Romans 3:2

Yes, the Jews have many benefits. The most important one is this: God trusted the Jews with his teachings.

Deuteronomy 4:13

The Lord told you about his agreement, which he commanded you to obey. He told you about the Ten Commandments, which he wrote on two stone tablets.

Ezekiel 1:28

The light shining around him was like a rainbow in a cloud. It was the Glory of the Lord. As soon as I saw that, I fell to the ground. I bowed with my face to the ground, and then I heard a voice speaking to me.

2 Corinthians 11:22

Are those people Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they from Abraham’s family? So am I.

Galatians 3:16

God made promises to Abraham and his Descendant. The Scripture does not say, “and to your descendants.” That would mean many people. But it says, “and to your Descendant.” That means only one, and that one is Christ.

Hebrews 9:5

Above the Box were the Cherub angels that showed God’s glory. These Cherub angels were over the place of mercy. But we cannot say everything about this now.

Hebrews 9:6

Everything in the tent was made ready in the way I have explained. Then the priests went into the first room every day to do their worship duties.