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NASB | 1 Peter 2:9 ¶ But you are A CHOSEN RACE, A royal PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION, A PEOPLE FOR God's OWN POSSESSION, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Peter 2:9 ¶ But you are A CHOSEN RACE, A royal PRIESTHOOD, A CONSECRATED NATION, A [special] PEOPLE FOR God's OWN POSSESSION, so that you may proclaim the excellencies [the wonderful deeds and virtues and perfections] of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. [Ex 19:5, 6] |
Bible Question: Does this mean Gentiles who are now His chosen people,who ince upon a time were not? |
Bible Answer: The word "gentile", simply means, "nations". It helps to understand that God divored Israel, but He did not divorce Judah. Jer 3:8 "And I saw that for all the adulteries of faithless Israel, I had sent her away and given her a writ of divorce, yet her treacherous sister Judah did not fear; but she went and was a harlot also. He divorced and sent Israel out of their nation, they were lost in time through changes in their names down through history, and became a multitude of nations ( Just as God had promised Abraham in Gen. 17), they passed through the Caucaus Mountains into the Southern part of Russia, before migrating west. But, before they had gotten that far they were in Pontias, Galatia, Capadocia, and Bethania. That is where Peter, James, and others were writing to those Chosen People check out the first verses of those letters.( they (Israel) had been rejected, read Hosea 1:4, and then verse 10, it should start to become clear!). Wow, There it is in a nut shell, so much more to tell, not enough room, or time. This is the thing Jesus spoke of - I have sheep that are not of this flock, therefore the jews counceled among themselves, He is not intending to go among the gentiles and teach them also, is he? He came to seek and save that which was lost, What was lost? Israel. wordoer |