Deu 26:18 | MHM | STEP | v. 18 : God, in turn, has chosen Israel to be His special people, just as He promised. Their obedience is both the condition for staying in this special relationship and the reason God chose them, so that they would keep His commandments (Deuteronomy 26:18; 1 Peter 1:2 ; Ephesians 1:4; Titus 2:14 ).

‏ Deuteronomy 26:18

v. 18: God, in turn, has chosen Israel to be His special people, just as He promised. Their obedience is both the condition for staying in this special relationship and the reason God chose them, so that they would keep His commandments (Deuteronomy 26:18; 1 Peter 1:2 ^a; Ephesians 1:4; Titus 2:14 ^b).