You hear it all the time, someone uses a very out of context quote about the jews, and how they were chosen by God, and this is why we have to let our entire country go to crap to appease the chosenites. Based off my readings, the concept of the jews being chosen is a complete fabrication. Technically they were chosen, as in god chose to save them, and for some inexplicable reason went through many many MANY variations of wanting to smite them. I can only imagine how someone would feel if they got sued for saving someone's life, but that's the level of perversion and backstabbing ways of the jews. When I look at the old testament, or the new testament, most of the verses on the subjects are pretty clear. Anyone can be called to God, and the select will get his blessings. Absolutely nowhere does it even hint that this is ONLY for jews, heck the NT even states it applies to gentiles and jews alike. And the selection process of the OT is superseded by the NT. Even if they were chosen in the beginning, those guidelines are completely irrelevant today, it was never an unlimited, no time option "we are the chosen forever". So why is this lie being peddled so hard by Christians?