The Jews' view of themselves as Yahweh's chosen people resulted from which covenant?

• A. The Covenant with Moses
• B. The Covenant with Abraham
• C. The Covenant with Isaac
• D. The Covenant with David

Answer: (B)

The idea of a special, chosen relationship with God starts with the Abrahamic covenant. In this covenant, God calls Abram (later Abraham) and promises to make his descendants into a great nation, to bless him, and to give his people a distinct role in the world. This establishes a people set apart for a unique partnership with God, with the expectation that they will live in ways that reflect that relationship. The sense of being “chosen” comes directly from that promise to Abraham and his descendants, making them a people marked by a special election and mission.

Later agreements, like the Sinai covenant where the people receive the Law, reinforce and define how that relationship should be lived out, but the explicit foundation for being seen as Yahweh’s chosen people traces back to the Abrahamic covenant. The other covenants—with Isaac continuing the lineage, with David shaping the throne, and with Moses focusing on law and nationhood—are important for subsequent development, but the initial sense of choosing and election centers on God’s covenant with Abraham.