God chose Israel not because they were superior but because of what He could do through them for others.
Max AndersIn Deuteronomy 11, God offers Israel a choice; either a life of productivity and enjoyment made possible by obedience to Him, or a life of difficulty and opposition made necessary by disobedience. The happiness Israel desires can only be theirs by being properly related to Him.
Max AndersGod is enough like us to understand our problems and enough above us to be able to solve them.
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