What is the meaning of the verse about the Children of Israel: "And that I preferred you over the worlds," and does that mean that, as they claim, they are God's chosen people?
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The favor granted to the Children of Israel over all peoples was specific to the people of their time, or due to the prophets placed among them. However, they met this blessing with ingratitude, denial, and the killing of prophets. Consequently, the curse and divine wrath befell them, as the noble verses have clarified.
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