Deuteronomy 14:2

“For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God, and the LORD hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth.”

"For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God, and the LORD hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth." - Deuteronomy 14:2
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What does Deuteronomy 14:2 mean?

Deuteronomy 14:2 (KJV) states: "For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God, and the Lord hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth." This verse comes from the Book of Deuteronomy, which is the fifth book of the…

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Chosen for Holiness: Embracing Our Identity in God

In Deuteronomy 14:2, we find a profound declaration of identity and purpose: "For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God, and the LORD hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth." This verse, nestled in the midst…

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A Prayer for Identity and Purpose in Holiness

O Holy God, our Heavenly Father, As I come before You today, I kneel in reverence and awe at the truth of Your Word. Deuteronomy 14:2 proclaims, "For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God, and the LORD hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all the…

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Deuteronomy 14:2 - "For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God, and the LORD hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth."
Deuteronomy 14:14 - "And every raven after his kind,"
Deuteronomy 14:17 - "And the pelican, and the gier eagle, and the cormorant,"
"And every raven after his kind," - Deuteronomy 14:14
Deuteronomy 14:16 - "The little owl, and the great owl, and the swan,"
Deuteronomy 14:3 - "¶ Thou shalt not eat any abominable thing."
Deuteronomy 14:11 - "¶ Of all clean birds ye shall eat."
Deuteronomy 14:20 - "But of all clean fowls ye may eat."
Deuteronomy 14:13 - "And the glede, and the kite, and the vulture after his kind,"
Deuteronomy 14:18 - "And the stork, and the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat."
Deuteronomy 14:12 - "But these are they of which ye shall not eat: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,"
Deuteronomy 14:15 - "And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,"
Deuteronomy 29:14 - "Neither with you only do I make this covenant and this oath;"
Deuteronomy 14:4 - "These are the beasts which ye shall eat: the ox, the sheep, and the goat,"
Deuteronomy 14:19 - "And every creeping thing that flieth is unclean unto you: they shall not be eaten."
Deuteronomy 25:14 - "Thou shalt not have in thine house divers measures, a great and a small."
Deuteronomy 2:14 - "And the space in which we came from Kadesh-barnea, until we were come over the brook Zered, was thirty and eight years; until all the generation of the men of war were wasted out from among the host, as the LORD sware unto them."
"And the pelican, and the gier eagle, and the cormorant," - Deuteronomy 14:17
Deuteronomy 27:14 - "¶ And the Levites shall speak, and say unto all the men of Israel with a loud voice,"
Deuteronomy 14:10 - "And whatsoever hath not fins and scales ye may not eat; it is unclean unto you."
Deuteronomy 14:5 - "The hart, and the roebuck, and the fallow deer, and the wild goat, and the pygarg, and the wild ox, and the chamois."
Deuteronomy 33:14 - "And for the precious fruits brought forth by the sun, and for the precious things put forth by the moon,"
Deuteronomy 2:2 - "And the LORD spake unto me, saying,"
Deuteronomy 10:14 - "Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens is the LORD'S thy God, the earth also, with all that therein is."
Deuteronomy 1:14 - "And ye answered me, and said, The thing which thou hast spoken is good for us to do."
Deuteronomy 14:9 - "¶ These ye shall eat of all that are in the waters: all that have fins and scales shall ye eat:"
Deuteronomy 6:14 - "Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people which are round about you;"
Deuteronomy 30:14 - "But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it."
"The little owl, and the great owl, and the swan," - Deuteronomy 14:16