Deuteronomio 14:2

2 Tú fuiste separado como pueblo santo para el Señor
tu Dios, y él te eligió entre todas las naciones del mundo, para que seas su tesoro especial.

Deuteronomio 14:2 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 14:2

For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God
Set apart by him from all other people, and devoted to his worship and service, and many of them were sanctified and made holy in a special and spiritual sense; and therefore should not conform to the customs of Gentiles, whether in their extravagant mourning for the dead, or in their religious services; see ( Deuteronomy 7:6 ) ,

and the Lord hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people, above all the
nations that [are] upon the earth;
to be his peculiar treasure, to be his peculiar servants and worshippers, to enjoy peculiar blessings and privileges, and behave in a peculiar manner different from all other people; and have no connection with them, especially in things sacred; and, in order to keep them a distinct peculiar people from all others, a peculiar diet was appointed them, that so being prohibited to eat such things as others did, they might be kept out of their company and conversation, and so from being drawn into their idolatrous practices; the rules concerning which follow; see ( Deuteronomy 7:6 ) .

Deuteronomio 14:2 In-Context

1 Animales ceremonialmente puros e impuros
»Israel, dado que eres el pueblo del Señor
tu Dios, nunca te hagas cortaduras en el cuerpo ni te afeites el cabello que está encima de la frente en señal de duelo por un muerto.

2 Tú fuiste separado como pueblo santo para el Señor
tu Dios, y él te eligió entre todas las naciones del mundo, para que seas su tesoro especial.

3 »No comerás de ningún animal detestable, porque son ceremonialmente impuros.

4 Los animales
que sí puedes comer son: el buey, la oveja, la cabra,

5 el ciervo, la gacela, el corzo, la cabra salvaje, el antílope adax, el antílope y la oveja montés.