What is meant when the Bible says that God is love? It could mean a number of things.
First, there is the particular love of the Father for the Son, and of the Son for the Father. Read John's gospel and see particularly 3:35; 5:20 and 14:31.
Second, God loves all He has made. We see that in the first two chapters of the Bible.
Third, God loves the fallen world. The best known Bible verse, John 3:16, tells us that.
Fourth, God has a special love for His elect. It may be the nation of Israel in the time of Moses or the church as a body of individuals.
Finally, God's love is sometimes shown to be conditional upon obedience.
So what is meant in Deuteronomy 7? God has a special love for His people Israel but we are told that it is because God choose to love them not because they deserved His love.
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