- Israel:
- "Now¹ therefore, if¹ ye will obey²° my voice² indeed,ª°¹ and keepª°¹ my covenant,ª then ye shall be¹ a peculiar treasureª unto me above all¹¹ people:ª for¹ all¹ the earthª [is] mine: ... And ye¹ shall be¹ unto me a kingdomª of priests,ª and an holyª nation.ª These¹ [are] the wordsª which¹ thou shalt speakª° unto¹ the childrenª of Israel.ª" {Exd 19:5-6} + "Ye¹ [are] the childrenª of the LORDª your God:ª ye shall not¹ cut²° yourselves,¹ nor¹ makeª° any baldnessª between¹ your eyesª for the dead.ª°" {Deu 14:1} + "They shall comeª° with weeping,ª and with supplicationsª will I leadª° them: I will cause them to walk²°¹ by¹ the riversª of watersª in a straightª way,ª wherein they shall not¹ stumble:ª° for¹ I am¹ a fatherª to Israel,ª and Ephraimª [is] my firstborn.ª" {Jer 31:9} + "When¹ Israelª [was] a child,ª then I lovedª° him, and calledª° my sonª out of Egypt.ª¹" {Hsa 11:1} + "Whoª areª° Israelites;ª to whomª [pertaineth] the¹ adoption,ª andª the¹ glory,ª andª the¹ covenants,ª andª the¹ giving of the law,ª andª the¹ serviceª [of God], andª the¹ promises;ª" {Rom 9:4} + "Andª will beª°² a¹ Fatherª unto you,ª andª yeª shall beª°¹ myª sonsª² andª daughters,ª saithª° the Lordª Almighty.ª" {2Co 6:18} + "To the general assemblyª andª churchª of the firstborn,ª which are writtenª° inª heaven,ª andª to Godª the Judgeª of all,ª andª to the spiritsª of just menª made perfect,ª°" {Hbr 12:23} + "Of his own willª° begat¹ he²° usª with the wordª of truth,ª that² weª should beª° a kindª of firstfruitsª of his²¹ creatures.ª" {Jms 1:18}
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