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See Exodus ch.19 and Deuteronomy 26:16-19.
It means that while the Jews were in the desert, God took the holy bible, the Torah, So when God went to the Jewish people, the Jews answered, "Of course we want your holy Torah!" That's what it means to say that the Jews are God's chosen people!
The Jews believe proudly that they are gods on chosen people, according to the bible, and Abraham is the father of the nation. _____________ Most non-Jews misunderstand the meaning of 'chosen' in reference to Jews. Chosen simply means that we Jews were chosen to keep Torah. It does not mean that we're better than other people.
Jews. Note that Christians and Moslems (at least some) believe that they have supplanted the Jews in that role.
There is no such teaching or belief in Judaism.
According to the story of the chosen people, it is the Jews and not the Greek who are the chosen people.
AnswerModern Jews do not believe in sun gods; for them there is only one God, the Creator. However, there is biblical and archaeological evidence that the early Hebrews believed in sun and moon gods.
They believed that G-d's wish was for all people to love each other as they love themselves. Jews today still believe this.
According to the Tanach (Hebrew Bible), Jews are the chosen people. In this context, 'chosen' refers to Jews having been chosen to follow the teachings of the Tanach.
Jews believe in the one God, creator of heaven and earth.
Because the Torah contains numerous verses that refer to this idea: Genesis 17:7, Exodus 19:5-6, Deuteronomy 7:7-8. Later, the Prophet Amos added to this, Amos 3:2. Note that the net meaning of these verses is not "chosen for glory" or "chosen for salvation," but "chosen to bear a special burden."
We believe that we were chosen to keep Torah. We do not believe that this makes us better than other people, just that we have a different path to HaShem (The Creator).