For all the earth is mine! The reference to the earth is often ignored or treated as only a geographical reference. I believe that it is a missiological command. Notice in the Exodus 19 text, it is closely connected to the phrase “out of all the peoples.” God chose Israel to be a kingdom of priests among all the peoples of the earth. Israel had been redeemed by grace and with redemptive purpose. We, like Israel, have failed to understand and accept our redemptive role among all the peoples of the
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