Deuteronomy 26:18

And the Lord has chosen thee this day that thou shouldest be to him a peculiar people, as he said, to keep his commands;

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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;

In Context

17Thou hast chosen God this day to be thy God, and to walk in all his ways, and to observe his ordinances and judgments, and to hearken to his voice.

19and that thou shouldest be above all nations, as he has made thee renowned, and a boast, and glorious, that thou shouldest be a holy people to the Lord thy God, as he has spoken.

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Cross References

Exodus 6:7And I will take you to me a people for myself, and will be your God; and ye shall know that I am the Lord your God, who brought you out from the tyranny of the Egyptians.

Leviticus 20:26And ye shall be holy to me; because I the Lord your God am holy, who separated you from all nations, to be mine.

Deuteronomy 14:2For thou art a holy people to the Lord thy God, and the Lord thy God has chosen thee to be a peculiar people to himself of all the nations on the face of the earth.

Deuteronomy 28:1And it shall come to pass, if thou wilt indeed hear the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and do all these commands, which I charge thee this day, that the Lord thy God shall set thee on high above all the nations of the earth;

2 Samuel 7:24And thou hast prepared for thyself thy people Israel to be a people forever, and thou, Lord, art become their God.

Psalms 135:4To him who alone has wrought great wonders: 1 For his mercy endures forever. 1

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 26:17-19

Israel Reminded of the Covenant. ( b. c. 1451.) 16 This day the Lord thy God hath commanded thee to do these statutes and judgments: thou shalt therefore keep and do them with all thine heart, and with all thy soul. 17 Thou hast avouched the Lord this day to be thy God, and to walk in his ways, and to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and to hearken unto his voice: 18 And the Lord hath avouched thee this day to be his peculiar people, as he hath promised thee, and that thou shouldest keep… Read the whole commentary →

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