Exodus 19:6
And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.
Study Note
Study Note
'And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation.' This commission — the vocation of Israel as a whole — designates the entire people as a royal-priestly-holy community mediating between the holy God and the surrounding nations. The three-fold identity (kingdom, priests, holy nation) structures the entire Sinai covenant and becomes the template for New Testament ecclesiology: 1 Peter 2:9, Revelation 1:6, and 5:10 all apply this identity to the church. The vision is of a nation whose entire social life models covenant relationship with God — not a specialized priesthood alone but a priestly people.
Other Translations
and ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and a holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.
and ye--ye are to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation: these <FI>are<Fi> the words which thou dost speak unto the sons of Israel.'
And you will be a kingdom of priests to me, and a holy nation. These are the words which you are to say to the children of Israel.
Cross References
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