Cross Reference LEVITICUS 20:24 BUT I HAVE SAID UNTO YOU YE SHALL INHERIT THEIR LAND AND I WILL GIVE IT UNTO YOU TO POSSESS IT A LAND THAT FLOWETH WITH MILK AND HONEY I AM THE LORD YOUR GOD WHICH HAVE SEPARATED YOU FROM OTHER PEOPLE

{Leviticus 20:24} But I have said 559 z8799 unto you, Ye x859 shall inherit 3423 z8799 x853 their land, 127 and I x589 will give 5414 z8799 it unto you to possess 3423 z8800 it, a land 776 that floweth 2100 z8802 with milk 2461 and honey: 1706 I x589 [am] the LORD 3068 your God, 430 which x834 have separated 914 z8689 you from x4480 [other] people. 5971

But I:
"And I am come downª ° to deliverª ° them out of the handª ¹ of the Egyptians,ª and to bring² ° them up¹ out of¹ that¹ landª unto¹ a goodª landª and a large,ª unto¹ a landª flowingª ° with milkª and honey;ª unto¹ the placeª of the Canaanites,ª and the Hittites,ª and the Amorites,ª and the Perizzites,ª and the Hivites,ª and the Jebusites.ª" {Exd 3:8} + "And I have said,ª ° I will bring² ° you up¹ ¹ out of the afflictionª ¹ of Egyptª unto¹ the landª of the Canaanites,ª and the Hittites,ª and the Amorites,ª and the Perizzites,ª and the Hivites,ª and the Jebusites,ª unto¹ a landª flowingª ° with milkª and honey.ª" {Exd 3:17} + "And I will bring² ° you in¹ ¹ unto¹ the land,ª concerning the which¹ I did swearª ª °¹ to giveª ° it to Abraham,ª to Isaac,ª and to Jacob;ª and I will giveª ° it you for an heritage:ª I¹ [am] the LORD.ª" {Exd 6:8}

a land:
Milk and honey were the chief dainties of the ancients as they are now among the Arabs, particularly the Bedouins. Hence not only the Hebrews, but also the Greeks and Romans, painted the highest pleasantness and fertility by an abundance of milk and honey. The image used in the text, and frequently by ancient authors on similar subjects, is a metaphor, derived from a breast, producing copious streams of milk.

which:
"And ye shall be¹ holyª unto me: for¹ I¹ the LORDª [am] holy,ª and have severedª ° you from¹ [other] people,ª that ye should be¹ mine." {Lev 20:26} + "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 all¹ ¹ 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} + "For wherein¹ shall it be knownª ° hereª that¹ I¹ and thy peopleª have foundª ° graceª in thy sight?ª [is it] not¹ in that thou goest² °¹ with¹ us? so shall we be separated,ª ° I¹ and thy people,ª from all¹ ¹ the peopleª that¹ [are] upon¹ the faceª of the earth.ª" {Exd 33:16} + "For¹ from the topª ¹ of the rocksª I seeª ° him, and from the hillsª ¹ I beholdª ° him: lo,¹ the peopleª shall dwellª ° alone,ª and shall not¹ be reckonedª ° among the nations.ª" {Num 23:9} + "For¹ thou¹ [art] an holyª peopleª unto the LORDª thy God:ª the LORDª thy Godª hath chosenª ° thee to be¹ a specialª peopleª unto himself, above all¹ ¹ peopleª that¹ [are] upon¹ the faceª of the earth.ª" {Deu 7:6} + "For¹ thou¹ [art] an holyª peopleª unto the LORDª thy God,ª and the LORDª hath chosenª ° thee to be¹ a peculiarª peopleª unto himself, above all¹ ¹ the nationsª that¹ [are] uponª ¹ the earth.ª" {Deu 14:2} + "For¹ thou¹ didst separateª ° them from among all¹ ¹ the peopleª of the earth,ª [to be] thine inheritance,ª as¹ thou spakestª ° by the handª of Mosesª thy servant,ª when thou broughtestª °¹ our fathersª out of Egypt,ª ¹ O Lordª GOD.² ¹" {1Kg 8:53} + "Ifª ye wereª ° ofª the¹ world,ª the¹ worldª would² loveª °¹ his own:ª butª becauseª ye areª ° notª ofª the¹ world,ª butª Iª have chosenª ° youª out ofª the¹ world,ª thereforeª ª the¹ worldª hatethª ° you.ª" {Jhn 15:19} + "Whereforeª come outª ° fromª amongª them,ª andª be ye separate,ª ° saithª ° the Lord,ª andª touchª ° notª the uncleanª [thing]; and² I¹ will receiveª ° you,ª" {2Co 6:17} + "Butª yeª [are] a chosenª generation,ª a royalª priesthood,ª an holyª nation,ª a peculiarª ª people;ª thatª ye should shew forthª ° the¹ praisesª of him¹ who hath calledª ° youª out ofª darknessª intoª hisª marvellousª light:ª" {1Pe 2:9}

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