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04/04/2025
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“You yourselves have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles' wings and brought you to myself. Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice ... you shall be my treasured possession among all peoples” (19:4-6). Before giving the Law, God’s invitation to the Israelites was to a new relationship; he wanted them to be his “treasured possession”. The deliverance from slavery came first; the Law came afterward, to teach them to live as his people (ch 20).
“And you shall be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation” (19:6). Through Christ, we are rescued from sin and given a new purpose: to live as God’s holy people, obeying the voice of One who saved us (I Peter 2:9).