Something I found to educate those that think they know it all and call themselves Christians. This is from the Old Testament Book of Deuteronomy. How erroneous is this?
The concept of the Jewish people as God's chosen people is most explicitly stated in Deuteronomy 7:6 and Deuteronomy 14:2. Deuteronomy 7:6 says, "For you are a people holy to the Lord your God. The Lord your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on the face of the earth to be his people, his treasured possession." Similarly, Deuteronomy 14:2 states, "For you are a holy people to the Lord your God, and the Lord has chosen you to be a people of his own possession, out of all the nations that are on the face of the earth."
In addition to these verses, other passages in the Hebrew Bible, such as Genesis 17:1 and Genesis 12:2-3, also allude to the special status of the Israelites as God's chosen people and his special relationship with them.