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The nations are those who gathered to wipe out the very name of the Jews.
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“As for my nation Israel, it cried out to God and was saved. The Lord saved his people, and the Lord delivered us from all these evils. God has done signs and great wonders that have not happened among the nations.
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For this reason God made two lots, one to represent God's people and one to represent the nations.
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These two lots came before God for the hour and season and day of decision in the presence of all the nations.
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God remembered his people and affirmed the just cause of his inheritance.