Testament times. God chose Israel to be His people (Deut. 7:6–7), called them as a son out of Egypt (Hos. 11:1), manifested His majesty on Sinai (Exod. 19:18), gave them the law (Exod. 20) and the service of the tabernacle (Exod. 40:33–38), and gave many promises to Abraham and others (Gen. 12:1–3; 15:1–6; 22:15–17; Josh. 1:1–9). Paul considered himself a “Hebrew of the Hebrews” (Phil. 3:5). Morris (Romans, p. 348) identifies the covenants Paul is referring to as those with Noah (Gen. 9:9), Abraham
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