What choice did individual Israelites have to make? Although the Israelites were born into a dedicated nation, each individual had to make a personal decision to serve God.
رَغْمَ أَنَّ ٱلْإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ وُلِدُوا فِي أُمَّةٍ مُنْتَذِرَةٍ ،‏ كَانَ عَلَى كُلِّ فَرْدٍ مِنْهُمُ ٱتِّخَاذُ قَرَارٍ شَخْصِيٍّ بِخِدْمَةِ ٱللهِ .‏