# Changing links? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [October 23, 2015, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-links/735555 "2015-10-23T17:19:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 51
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2015, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-links/735555/51 "2015-10-24T02:21:22Z")
> [@Why \[were the Jews\] chosen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-the-jews-chosen/735595/1): > > (Deu 7:6 KJV) _For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth._ > > [snipped] > > God chose them to show us the way. By example, by following His Commandments and expressing the love for the stranger as we all should love our neighbors. It is spelled out in scripture, all you have to do is read it and do it and then it will be done. > > (Lev 19:34 KJV) But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God > > They were chosen to show us the way, to show us how to treat the stranger, how to be compassionate and loving to your neighbor and by doing so peace would envelope the world. > > 51st correction-- 09/15/15 > The author of universalknowledge has made 51 corrections ; additions and changes > 12/41am 09/15/15 Oddly, this took me to Walmart, too --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-links/735555)._