Exodus 19:6
19:6 and you will be to me
a kingdom of priests
and a holy nation.’
These are the words that you will speak to the Israelites.”
Exodus 22:31
22:31 “You will be holy people to me; you must not eat any meat torn by animals in the field. You must throw it to the dogs.
Deuteronomy 7:6
7:6 For you are a people holy
to the
Lord your God. He
has chosen you to be his people, prized
above all others on the face of the earth.
Deuteronomy 14:2
14:2 For you are a people holy
to the
Lord your God. He
has chosen you to be his people, prized
above all others on the face of the earth.
Isaiah 6:13
6:13 Even if only a tenth of the people remain in the land, it will again be destroyed, like one of the large sacred trees or an Asherah pole, when a sacred pillar on a high place is thrown down. That sacred pillar symbolizes the special chosen family.”
Malachi 2:15
2:15 No one who has even a small portion of the Spirit in him does this.
What did our ancestor
do when seeking a child from God? Be attentive, then, to your own spirit, for one should not be disloyal to the wife he took in his youth.
Malachi 2:1
The Sacrilege of the Priestly Message
2:1 “Now, you priests, this commandment is for you.
Colossians 1:14
1:14 in whom we have redemption,
the forgiveness of sins.