Abstract
The theme of election is prominent, if not the central theme, in the Old Testament. Election is expressed in some particular terminologies, but very often mirrored otherwise through imageries and metaphors. The election metaphors cover several issues that present themselves in the daily lives of humankind. Metaphors such as parental adoption or father/son relationship, military recruitment, master/servant relationship, shepherd/flock relationship, farmer/plant relationship, potter/pottery relationship, and marital union are used by the Hebrew Bible writers to highlight the theme. This underscores the theological significance of election in the Old Testament. Looking at the different aspects of the election metaphors, it also appears as a concept contributing to the theological coherence of the Old Testament. Thus, the concept belongs to the very theological framework of the Old Testament.
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