Quote of the Day

The striking thing about these passages [Deut. 7:7-8; cf. 4:37; 10:14-15] is that when Israel is contrasted with the universe or with other nations, the distinguishing feature has nothing of personal or national merit; it is nothing other than the love of God. In the very nature of the case, then, God’s love is directed toward Israel in these passages in a way in which it is not directed toward other nations. [D.A. Carson, The Difficult Doctrine of the Love of God (Crossway Books, 2000), p. 18]