The reason why 1 nation was chosen back then was because God was sending his son who had to be born into a nation who worshiped God in the correct way.
I'm not familiar with that verse, or at least can't think recall it. Can you please provide the verse(s) that corroborate your claim?
The purpose of the Messiah was to atone for the sin of Adam so that All of Adams descendents could have an approach to God. Once that Messiah arrived, he stood in place of the Mosaic law so that all nations could worship God thru him.
What does that have to do with the fact that he's partial to Israel? Yes, according to scripture all people can come and worship, but that is not what we are discussing. We're talking about how he is partial to Israel and Israel's interests.
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When the LORD your God brings you into the land you are entering to possess and drives out before you many nationsthe Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites, seven nations larger and stronger than you- and when the LORD your God has delivered them over to you and you have defeated them, then you must destroy them totally. Make no treaty with them, and show them no mercy. Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons, for they will turn your sons away from following me to serve other gods, and the LORD's anger will burn against you and will quickly destroy you... The LORD will keep you free from every disease. He will not inflict on you the horrible diseases you knew in Egypt, but he will inflict them on all who hate you. You must destroy all the peoples the LORD your God gives over to you. Do not look on them with pity and do not serve their gods, for that will be a snare to you. - Deuteronomy 7
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