19:5
The Israelites had been brought out of Egypt almost against their will! Apart from the unleavened bread and daubing blood on the doorposts, they had played little part in it. Indeed after being rescued, they repeatedly claimed they did not want to have been rescued! Now, however, God places obligations on them. They had to obey the voice of God and keep His covenant. If they did so, then they would be God’s treasured possession among the nations. Remember that Jesus speaks of us being a city on a hill (Matt 5:14). We are meant to be a light to the world.
19:6
“And you shall be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation”. These words are echoed by Peter in 1 Pet 2:9. We are meant to be a people who represent the world before God, and we are to be a holy nation. We are not meant to be like the world. Whenever Israel behaved like the world she got in trouble, moreover she wasn't very good at it! Much the same can be said of the church today. “These are the words you shall speak ...” Preachers, teachers and prophets are meant to declare this truth to the people, for the people need to realise who and what they are meant to be.
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