and gathered the people Moses addresses. He has done these things because of the covenant he made with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob through his initiative and power.37 Similarly, 1 Pet 2:1–12 reveals that Jesus has delivered and united the apostle’s readers. Second, God’s people consist of individuals gathered as a visible community from more than one ethnic background. God’s deliverance and their reception of his covenant unite them. Abraham’s descendants are chosen to carry God’s blessings to the