Deuternomium 26:18

18 Und Jehova hat dir heute sagen lassen, daß du ihm ein Eigentumsvolk sein sollst, so wie er zu dir geredet hat, und daß du alle seine Gebote beobachten sollst;

Deuternomium 26:18 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 26:18

And the Lord hath avouched thee this day to be his peculiar
people
Affirmed and declared them to be his special people, above all people on the face of the earth, and that they were looked upon and considered by him as his jewels, his peculiar treasure:

as he hath promised thee;
on condition of their obedience to him, as he did in ( Exodus 19:5 ) ;

and that [thou] shouldest keep all his commandments;
at the same time declared this as his will, that they should observe all his precepts, to which they were laid under obligation by the special favour and peculiar privileges he bestowed upon them, ( Deuteronomy 7:6 Deuteronomy 7:7 ) . The Targums interpret both these verses of the people of Israel choosing and making the Lord their King, and of his being made King over them; and so it respects their peculiar form of civil government, being a theocracy. The Lord's people in Christ are a peculiar people; they are distinct from all people, and are peculiarly regarded by him; they are the objects of his peculiar love, and receive peculiar favours from him; and whom having chosen and redeemed, he calls by his special grace, and witnesses their special relation to him by his Spirit; which grace obliges and excites them to a cheerful obedience to his commands.

Deuternomium 26:18 In-Context

16 An diesem Tage gebietet dir Jehova, dein Gott, diese Satzungen und Rechte zu tun: So beobachte und tue sie mit deinem ganzen Herzen und mit deiner ganzen Seele.

17 Du hast heute dem Jehova sagen lassen, daß er dein Gott sein soll, und daß du auf seinen Wegen wandeln und seine Satzungen und seine Gebote und seine Rechte beobachten und seiner Stimme gehorchen willst.

18 Und Jehova hat dir heute sagen lassen, daß du ihm ein Eigentumsvolk sein sollst, so wie er zu dir geredet hat, und daß du alle seine Gebote beobachten sollst;

19 und daß er dich zur höchsten über alle Nationen machen will, die er gemacht hat, zum Ruhm und zum Namen und zum Schmuck; und daß du Jehova, deinem Gott, ein heiliges Volk sein sollst, so wie er geredet hat.