^{2 Ref} God didn't reject his people, which he foreknew. Or don't you know what the Scripture says about Elijah? How he pleads with God against Israel:

^{3 Ref} "Lord, they have killed your prophets, they have broken down your altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life."

^{4 Ref} But how does God answer him? "I have reserved for myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to Baal."