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"Know thee therefore that they which are of faith the same are the children of Abraham. And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed and heirs according to the promise." God has chosen all who choose God.

In one way or another, all choose God, for there is something in all choosing Good, even though feebly. No one is utterly devoid of good feeling. This something in all, that shows out at times, which times we call their best moments --- is proof that in each is some spark of God nature. This little something of good, or remnant, is the Israel, the elect, chosen, ordained to be sooner or later conformed to the image of His Son. It is that which in the "beginning" was made in the Divine "image and likeness."

It is written, "So all Israel shall be saved." Israel then represents to us the spiritual thought or nature, born of God in each. In studying the history of Israel as given in the Old Testament we may say with Paul, "Which things are an allegory," and find in the circumstances as related a figure applicable to any one in his first feeble consciousness of Spirit and of the relation of self to Spirit. Mount Sinai, Mount of Spiritual Wisdom, disturbance on Mount," confused mental condition of people below." Moses received the decalogue through intuition of the voice within. Angel of