19:5–6. ‘ “And now if you truly obey my voice and you keep my covenant, then you will be to me a possession among all the peoples, because all the earth belongs to me; and you will be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.” These are the words you shall speak to the children of Israel.’ In these two verses we encounter the third step of a covenant agreement—stipulations.7 It is structured according to an ‘if … then’ clause. God requires Israel to keep the covenant by obeying his commandments.
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