Jews as chosen or elect (9-11)
not physical descendants
dependent on Yahweh’s mercy 9.15, 11.5; cf. Deut. 7.6
11.33 mind of Yahweh not fully known; cf. Isaiah 40.13 “Who could ever know the mind of the Lord? Who could ever be his counselor? Who could ever give him anything or lend him anything?
Yahweh demands ethics guided by love 12-16.
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