1Pe 2:9-11 | TNotes | STEP | 2:9 Peter applies descriptions of the Israelites in the Old Testament (see, e.g., Exod 19:5-6 ) to his primarily Gentile audience, indicating that they—like all Christians—are truly God’s people in the new covenant era.

bExod 19:5-6►

c2:11-12►

‏ 1 Peter 2:9-11

2:9 ^a Peter applies descriptions of the Israelites in the Old Testament (see, e.g., Exod 19:5-6 ^b) to his primarily Gentile audience, indicating that they—like all Christians—are truly God’s people in the new covenant era.
Summary for 1Pet 2:11-12: 2:11-12 ^c These verses are transitional. They can be viewed as the finale to the first section of the letter or as the opening statement of the second section of the letter. They enunciate the letter’s central theme: Christians living in hostile territory need to live out the principles of the Good News so that they can win other people to the Lord. 2:11 ^d “temporary residents and foreigners”: Believers belong not to this world but to the Kingdom of Heaven (see 1:1 ^e, 17 ^f).