37 And because he ⁿloved your fathers and chose their offspring after them¹ and brought you out of Egypt ^owith his own presence, by his great power,

9 ^hBlessed be the Lord your God, who has delighted in you and set you on the throne of Israel! Because the Lord loved Israel forever, he has made you king, that you may execute justice and righteousness.”

11 Then Hiram the king of Tyre answered in a letter that he sent to Solomon, “Because the Lord ^rloves his people, he has made you king over them.”

Hosea Redeems His Wife

1 And the Lord said to me, ^p“Go again, love a woman who is loved by another man and is an adulteress, even as the Lord ^qloves the children of Israel, though they turn to other gods and love cakes of raisins.”

The Lord’s Love for Israel

2 ^b“I have loved you,” says the Lord. ^cBut you say, “How have you loved us?” ^d“Is not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the Lord. “Yet ^eI have loved Jacob

28 As regards the gospel, they are enemies for your sake. But as regards election, they are ^dbeloved for the sake of their forefathers.