God called Israel, and blessed and exalted them, not that by obedience to His law they alone might receive His favor and become the exclusive recipients of His blessings, but in order to reveal Himself through them to all the inhabitants of the earth. It was for the accomplishment of this very purpose that He commanded them to keep themselves distinct from the idolatrous nations around them.

Guds hensigt med at kalde, velsigne og ophøje Israel var ikke, at de skulle være de eneste, der ved lydighed mod hans lov modtog hans gunst og velsignelser. Det var hans hensigt at åbenbare sig for alle jordens beboere gennem dem. Det var for at opnå dette, at han bød dem holde sig adskilt fra de afgudsdyrkende folk omkring dem.