What does 'being chosen' mean in the Bible?
March 1, 2026 In all the readings of today, we have the theme of ‘being ch osen’. The Zionist movement ( including the current US Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee , a Christian Zionist - Interview on February 20, Fox News ) , has used this language to justify any potential annexation by Israel of the land of the Palestinians as rooted in the will of God who had promised this land to his chosen ones ( Genesis 15 : 18, Numbers 34 : 1-12 and others ) . But what does ‘ being chosen ’ mean in the Bible ? First of all there is a str ange commonality in all the people being chosen in today’s readings, i n that none of them, at least as far as t he narration goes, has do...
