And the LORD hath avouched thee this day to be his peculiar people, as he hath promised thee, and that thou shouldest keep all his commandments;
Parallel translations
- WEB Yahweh has declared today that you are a people for his own possession, as he has promised you, and that you should keep all his commandments.
- BSB And today the LORD has proclaimed that you are His people and treasured possession as He promised, that you are to keep all His commandments,
- NKJV Also today the Lord has proclaimed you to be His special people, just as He promised you, that you should keep all His commandments,
- NASB And the Lord has today declared you to be His people, His personal possession, just as He promised you, and that you are to keep all His commandments;
- NLT The Lord has declared today that you are his people, his own special treasure, just as he promised, and that you must obey all his commands.
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Quick answer
The Lord in turn has declared Israel His treasured possession, pledged to keep His commandments. God claims His people as uniquely His own.
Overview
Matching Israel's avowal, God affirms that they are His treasured possession, a people set apart for Himself. This reciprocal covenant bond expresses God's electing love and Israel's calling to obedience. The New Testament applies this very identity to the church, calling believers in Christ 'a people for his own possession' (1 Peter 2:9).
Cross-references & the web
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- Deut 14:2For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God, and the LORD hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth.
- Deut 28:9The LORD shall establish thee an holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, and walk in his ways.
- Deut 7:6For 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.
- Titus 2:14Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
- Exod 6:7And I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you a God: and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God, which bringeth you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.
- Ezek 36:25–27Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.
- Rom 16:26But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith:
- Exod 19:5–6Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:
- Jer 31:32–34Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the LORD:
- Ps 119:6Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments.
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Moses promised a Prophet like himself to whom Israel must listen (18:15); Jesus is that Prophet, the one who keeps the covenant we broke and becomes the curse for us by hanging on a tree (Gal 3:13).
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