Why are the Jews called "The Chosen People"? - Rabbi Akiva Fox

i once read an old book of jewish humor and there was an interesting poem in there it said somebody wrote this on a wall it said how odd of god to choose the jews so somebody added a little addendum and he wrote not odd of god annoy him now obviously we don't believe in that that's not true but it was funny but somebody else added not strange not odd the jews chose god we are the chosen people god chose us because we chose god starting from abraham avinu who defied the world went against society went against his own family and found god in the world and said i'm devoted i am committed to god and to his rules and to his message he put his life on the line and jumped into a burning fire for god when he chose god god chose him and his descendants for eternity that's why we're the chosen [Music] people