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Verse 9. _YE_ ARE _A CHOSEN GENERATION_] The titles formerly given to
the whole Jewish Church, _i.e._ to all the Israelites without
exception, all who were in the covenant of God by circumcision,
whet...
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BUT YE ARE A CHOSEN GENERATION - In contradistinction from those who,
by their disobedience, had rejected the Saviour as the foundation of
hope. The people of God are often represented as his chosen o...
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II. THE BLESSINGS AND PRIVILEGES OF ALL BELIEVERS
CHAPTER 1:22-2:10
_ 1. The new birth (1 Peter 1:22)_
2. Spiritual growth (1 Peter 2:1)
3. The privileges of believers as the holy and royal priesth...
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1 Peter 1:22 to 1 Peter 2:10. The Christians, who were formerly
pagans, are created a new race in Christ Jesus, and consecrated as a
special priesthood of service to the whole world. Their life must b...
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GENERATION. race. Greek. _genos._ See 1 Corinthians 12:10 (kind).
ROYAL. Greek. _basileios._ Only here. Compare James 2:8; Revelation
1:6;...
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_But ye are a chosen generation_ The glories that attach to the
company of believers in Christ are brought before us in a mosaic of
Old Testament phraseology. The "chosen generation" comes from Isaiah...
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INTRODUCTORY EXHORTATION FOUNDED UPON THE BENEDICTION
1 Peter 1:13 to 1 Peter 2:10
13–25. 13 The new life of hope, faith and privilege to which you
have been begotten involves corresponding responsi...
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St Peter applies to his Gentile readers, as the new Israel of God
rescued from the slavery of sin, titles of honour which were used (1)
in Exodus 19:5 of Israel as the Covenant people rescued from Egy...
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THE DIFFERENT STATES OF BELIEVERS AND UNBELIEVERS
1 Peter 2:7. Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto
them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallo...
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BUT YE ARE A CHOSEN GENERATION, A ROYAL PRIESTHOOD,— This imports
them to be of one stock through their new birth; as the Israelites,
who were by outward calling the chosen of God, were all _the seed...
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_8. THE LIVING STONE AND SPIRITUAL HOUSE 2:3-10_
1 Peter 2:3-4 if ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious: unto whom
coming, a living stone rejected indeed of men, but with God elect,
precious.
_Ex...
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But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a
peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath
called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
Co...
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VERSE 9. BUT YE ARE A CHOSEN GENERATION.
That is, an elected race or people. This was once confined to the Jew
only; now to the whole world. See how the apostle piles up the high
titles. Not only a c...
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24 Isa_40:6-8.
4 Our Lord, speaking to the chief priests and elders, told them that
the kingdom of God would be taken from them and given to a nation
bringing forth its fruits, in proof of which He a...
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2:9 nation, (g-12) See Exodus 19:6 ....
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In the *Old Testament, God chose the *Jews to be his special people.
In Exodus 19:5-6, God says that all the *Jews who obeyed his laws
would be his ‘royal priests’. And they would form a ‘holy
nation’...
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Peter refers back to the *Old Testament. King Solomon built a temple
in the city of Jerusalem about 950 years before the birth of Jesus
(BC) (1 Kings 6-8). The temple was a special building where the...
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MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD
1 PETER
_HELEN POCOCK_
CHAPTER 2
V1 Therefore stop all evil behaviour. Do not cheat people. Do not
pretend to be better than you are. Do not be jealous. Stop saying bad
th...
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BUT YE. — Like St. Paul in 2 Thessalonians 2:13, St. Peter turns
with an outburst of triumph to the happier and more practical and
attractive theme. All the most splendid titles of the old Israel
belo...
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CHAPTER 6
THE PRIESTHOOD OF BELIEVERS
1 Peter 2:4
LEAVING the exhortation to individual duties, the Apostle turns now to
describe the Christian society in relation to its Divine Founder, and
tells b...
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CHAPTER 5
CHRISTIAN BROTHERHOOD: ITS CHARACTER AND DUTIES
1 Peter 1:22; 1 Peter 2:1
THAT holy lives have been lived in solitude none would venture to
dispute, and that devout Christians have found...
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f. The Church, God's new people, has all the privileges which belonged
to the Jews. In enumerating them he draws upon a current conflation of
Isaiah 43:20 f., ποτίσαι τὸ γένος μου το
ἐκλεκτὸν (1) λαόν...
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Passages of scripture proving that Christ is called stone are first
utilised, then quoted, and finally expounded. The transition from
_milk_ to the _stone_ may be explained by the prophecy _the hills...
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Continuation of practical admonition with appeal to additional
ground-principles illustrating the thesis of 1 Peter 1:10....
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BUILDING ON THE PRECIOUS CORNER-STONE
1 Peter 2:1
It is easy to lay aside malice, guile and evil speaking, when we are
constantly feeding on the unadulterated milk of spiritual truth. If
you have ta...
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In order to obey the injunctions, those to whom Peter writes are urged
to put away all such things as are contrary to the spirit of love. In
order to do this they will long for the sustenance of the W...
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RESULTS OF OBEYING CHRIST
In contrast, the obedient are an "elect race" (A.S.V.) in Christ
(Revelation 14:13). They are set free from their sins by Christ's
blood and made to be kings and priest in Go...
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(8) But ye [are] a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy
nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of
him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:...
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_You are....a purchased people, whom Christ purchased, bought and
redeemed with the price of his precious blood. --- That you may
declare his [4] virtues; i.e. the excellencies and perfections of God,...
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But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a
peculiar people; that ye should show forth the praises of him who hath
called you out of darkness into his marvelous light: (10) Wh...
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The epistles of Peter are addressed to the elect Jews of his day,
believing of course on the Lord Jesus, and scattered throughout a
considerable portion of Asia Minor. The apostle takes particular car...
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_THE HIGHEST OF ALL VOCATIONS_
‘Ye are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation.’
1 Peter 2:9 (R.V.)
In the eyes of the early Church it was so splendid and sacred a
distinction to be within...
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9_But ye are a chosen generation, _or _race_. He again separates them
from the unbelieving, lest driven by their example (as it is often the
case) they should fall away from the faith. As, then, it is...
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Thus cleansed therefore and born of the word, they were to put off all
fraud, hypocrisy, envy, slander; and, as new-born babes, to seek for
this milk of the understanding, in order to grow thereby (fo...
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BUT YE ARE A CHOSEN GENERATION,.... Or "kindred"; the phrase is to be
seen in the Septuagint, on Isaiah 43:20, to which, and the following
verse, the apostle refers here, and in another part of this t...
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But ye _are_ a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation,
a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who
hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
Ve...
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_But ye Who have been born again of incorruptible seed_, and have
_purified your souls by obeying the truth_, &c., (1 Peter 1:22,) and
have _tasted that the Lord is gracious_, (1 Peter 2:3,) and are _...
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BUT YE ARE A CHOSEN-PRIESTHOOD-SHOW FORTH THE PRAISES; these
expressions are a combination of Exodus 19:5-6, and Isaiah 43:20-21,
according to the Greek version. The idea is, that what God said of the...
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The royal priesthood of the Christians:...
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BUT YE ARE A CHOSEN GENERATION, A ROYAL PRIESTHOOD, AN HOLY NATION, A
PECULIAR PEOPLE, THAT YE SHOULD SHOW FORTH THE PRAISES OF HIM WHO HATH
CALLED YOU OUT OF DARKNESS INTO HIS MARVELOUS LIGHT;...
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Ch.2: 1 Timothy 6
Since the Word of God is the solid foundation of all, eternal blessing
for us, it surely follows that we should gladly lay aside all that is
contrary to It. Indeed, these evils liste...
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PECULIAR PEOPLE:
Or, a purchased people
PRAISES:
Or, virtues...
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_ 1 Peter 2:9 ‘But you are. chosen race,. royal priesthood,. holy
nation,. people for God's own possession, that you may proclaim the
excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His
ma...
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1-10 Evil-speaking is a sign of malice and guile in the heart; and
hinders our profiting by the word of God. A new life needs suitable
food. Infants desire milk, and make the best endeavours for it w...
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BUT YE; ye believers, in opposition to those reprobates that are
disobedient to the word. He shows that those dignities and privileges,
which were mentioned by Moses as belonging to their forefathers,...
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Epistle of Ignatius to the Ephesians
Blessed, then, are ye who are God-bearers, spirit-bearers,
temple-bearers, bearers of holiness, adorned in all respects with the
commandments of Jesus Christ, bei...
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1 Peter 2:9 But G1161 you G5210 chosen G1588 generation G1085 royal
G934 priesthood G2406 holy G40 nation G1484 special...
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‘But you are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a
people for God's own possession, that you may show forth the
excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvellous
lig...
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GOD'S PURPOSE FOR HIS BEGOTTEN AGAIN AND REDEEMED PEOPLE (1 PETER
2:1).
In view of the glorious future that is theirs as previously revealed,
and the responsibility that is theirs, which will now be r...
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1 Peter 2:9. BUT YE ARE AN ELECT RACE. From these thoughts of terror
Peter returns to the brighter side of the compensation which the
believer has for temporal loss and trial, and instances in a singl...
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The central thing in the preceding paragraph was the Stone with the
structure erected on it. The sudden transition from the figure of
babes growing to that of stones built up, is by no means
character...
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BUT YE
(υμεις δε). In contrast with the disobedient ones.AN ELECT RACE
(γενος εκλεκτον). From Isaiah 43:20. The blood relation
of the spiritual Israel (not the Jewish race) through the new birth...
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PRIESTHOOD
The New Testament priesthood, Summary:
(1) Until the law was given the head of each family was the family
priest. (Genesis 8:20); (Genesis 26:25); (Genesis 31:54).
(2) When the law was p...
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1 Peter 2:9
The True Israel.
I. "Ye are a chosen generation," the word "generation" here meaning,
not contemporaries, but the offspring of one common parent, the
offshoots of one original stock. The...
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1 Peter 2:9
Predestination.
I. It is impossible to read the Scriptures and not to see that there
are some persons predestinated to glory. There are persons who, in the
words of St. Paul, are vessels...
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1 Peter 2:1. _Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and
hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,-_
This is what we are to lay aside, to put away from us, to banish
altogether. The...
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1 Peter 2:1. _Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and
hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,_
Putting these evil things right away from you, having nothing further
to do with...
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1 Peter 2:1. _Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and
hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, as newborn babes,
desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: if...
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1 Peter 2:1. _Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and
hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, As newborn babes,
desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: If...
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1 Peter 2:1. _Wherefore laying aside all malice,_
This is one of the old corruptible things, so put it away from you
1 Peter 2:1. _And all guile,_
All crafty tricks, all falsehood, exaggeration, do...
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1 Peter 2:1. _Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and
hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, As newborn babes,
desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: Ha...
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CONTENTS: Exhortation to holiness and growth in view of Christ's great
sacrifice. Christ's vicarious sufferings.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Peter.
CONCLUSION: The Word of God is the proper and necessar...
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1 Peter 2:4. _To whom coming as to a living stone._ The jews boasted
of their temple, an undisputed blessing. But when the christians fled
from Jerusalem, they took the true, the living temple with th...
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BUT YOU ARE. "You who do believe have not stumbled or fallen against
_the stone._ The titles of honor given to God's ancient people belong
to you, both Jew and Gentile!" THE CHOSEN RACE. Deuteronomy 7...
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1 PETER—NOTE ON 1 PETER 2:9 A CHOSEN RACE. God has elected
(“chosen”) some to be his people. Therefore no one can boast about
being included. Peter views the church as a new Israel. He cites what
is s...
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_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_
1 Peter 2:9. CHOSEN GENERATION.—These terms describe the new
spiritual Israel in terms taken from the old Israel. God chose the
Abrahamic race; God called out a particu...
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EXPOSITIONS
1 PETER 2:1
WHEREFORE LAYING ASIDE. Those who would wear the white robe of
regeneration must lay aside the filthy garments (Zechariah 3:3) of the
old carnal life. So St. Paul bids us put...
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Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisy, and
all envying, and all evil speakings (1 Peter 2:1),
Set these things aside, we're to love one another with a pure heart
fervently....
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1 Corinthians 3:17; 1 Peter 1:2; 1 Peter 4:11; 1 Thessalonians 5:4;...
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Generation [γ ε ν ο ς]. Better, Rev., race : a body with a common
life and descent.
Nation [ε θ ν ο ς]. People [λ α ο ς]. The distinction between
these three words cannot be closely pressed. Race emph...
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But ye — Who believe in Christ Are — In a higher sense than ever
the Jews were. A chosen or elect race, a royal priesthood — "Kings
and priests unto God," Revelation 1:6. As princes, ye have power wit...
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In these words our apostle acquaints these believing Jews, who were
built upon Christ, the foundation-stone, that the same titles did now
belong to them in. more excellent manner as Christians, which...