“And ye shall be my people, and I will be your God.”
The covenant formula 'You shall be my people, and I will be your God' represents restoration of the fundamental relationship broken by sin and exile. This bilateral formula signifies complete reconciliation—God accepts Israel as His people, and Israel returns to undivided allegiance to God.
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