'You shall be My people,We see variants of this expression all through the Bible. Why is it so significant? I think it's because it denotes a two-way connection.
And I will be your God.'"
A lot of cultures, both then and now, give their fealty to something. But that fealty isn't returned, often because there's nothing real to return it. On the other hand, God can give His blessing to a people, but if they reject or are indifferent to Him, He will eventually anger and destroy them. By making it a two-way connection, it becomes self-sustaining. Both parties keep their promises, and are better for it.
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