Deuteronômio 26

Deuteronômio 26

Wuest puts it plainly = Christians are the private possession of God. THOUGHT - Do my thoughts, words and deeds over the last 24 hours support Wuest's description of "Who I am" and "Whose I am"? Here are the other three Septuagint uses of periousios Ex 19:5+ "Now then, if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be My own possession [periousios] among all the peoples, for all the earth is Mine" (NAS) Dt 7:6+ "For you are a holy people to the LORD your God; the LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for His own possession [periousios] out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth." (NAS) Dt 14:2+ "For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God, and the LORD hath chosen thee to be a peculiar [periousios] people unto himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth. (King James Version) This passage also recalls Peter's words in 1 Peter 2:9+ But you are A CHOSEN RACE, A royal PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION, A PEOPLE FOR God’s OWN POSSESSION, (peripoiesis - also used in Eph 1:14+ = "the redemption of God’s own possession") so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; Deuteronomy 26:19 and that He will set you high above all nations which He has made, for praise, fame, and honor; and that you shall be a consecrated people to the LORD your God, as He has spoken." high above: De 4:7-8 Dt 28:1 Ps 148:14 Isa 62:12 66:20,21 Jer 13:11 33:9 Eze 16:12-14 Zep 3:19 1Pe 2:5 Rev 1:5,6 an holy: De 7:6 28:9 Ex 19:6 1Pe 2:9 Related Passages: Deuteronomy 4:7-8 “For what great nation is there that has a god so near to it as is the LORD our God whenever we call on Him? 8“Or what great nation is there that has statutes and judgments as righteous as this whole law which I am setting before you today? Deuteronomy 28:1 “Now it shall be, if you diligently obey the LORD your God, being careful to do all His commandments which I command you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth. GOD'S PROMISE OF STELLAR STATUS And that He will set you high above all nations which He has made - This incredible promise is couple with the last phrase in the previous passage that you should keep all His commandments. It was neither automatic nor guaranteed. This wonderful promise from Yahweh hinged on Israel's obedience to Yahweh. NET NOTE on and that - Heb “so that.” Verses 18–19 are one sentence in the Hebrew text, but the NET translation divides it into three sentences for stylistic reasons. The first clause in verse 19 gives a result of the preceding clause. When Israel keeps God’s law, God will bless them with fame and honor (cf. NAB “he will then raise you high in praise and renown and glory”; NLT “And if you do, he will make you greater than any other nation”). (Deuteronomy 26)