Leviticus 26:12

12 And I will walk about in your midst, and I shall be your God, and you shall be my people.

Leviticus 26:12 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 26:12

And I will walk among you
As they journeyed from place to place, he walked among them, in the tabernacle built for him, see ( 2 Samuel 7:6 ) ; it may be expressive of the familiarity and communion which the Lord grants to his people, in and through Christ: and will be your God;
to provide for them, and supply them with all the blessings of his goodness, both in providence and grace; and to protect and defend them against all their enemies, temporal and spiritual: and ye shall be my people;
appear to be a special and peculiar people of his, chosen, redeemed, and sanctified by him, and to whom he bore a special love, and took special care of; see ( 2 Corinthians 6:16 ) ; the Targum of Jonathan of the whole is,

``I will make the glory of my Shechinah dwell among you, and my Word shall be unto you for God the Redeemer, and ye shall be to my name for a people of Holy Ones.''

Leviticus 26:12 In-Context

10 And you shall eat {old grain}, and {you shall clear away the old before the new}.
11 And I will put my dwelling place in your midst, and my inner self shall not abhor you.
12 And I will walk about in your midst, and I shall be your God, and you shall be my people.
13 I [am] Yahweh, your God who brought you out from the land of Egypt, from being their slaves; and I broke the bars of your yoke, and I caused you to walk erectly.
14 " 'But if you do not listen to me and you do not carry out all these commands,

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