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b. Eph. 1.9–10

c. 1 Pet. 1.20

d. Rev. 1.5-8

3. Jesus affirms his role as God’s anointed Messiah in his testimony about himself to the travelers on the Emmaus road, and to the apostles after his resurrection, Luke 24.25-27, 44-48.

4. God’s election is always in Christ, and all spiritual blessings we receive we receive by virtue of our union with and faith in Christ.

a. Eph. 1.3

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b. 2 Pet. 1.3-4

II. Next, God Has Chosen for Himself a People fromWhich Messiah Would Be Born, through Which the Promise of Salvation Would Be Given.

A. The nation Israel is the sign and precursor (i.e., the forebearer) of the chosen people of God.

1. The nation of Israel has been elected as a possession for God and as a witness to him throughout the earth, Deut. 7.6-8.

2. This same emphasis is also perceived in other critical Old Testament texts.