'Marvelous' in the Bible. “Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. “And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ. But you are God’s chosen treasure—priests who are kings, a spiritual “nation” set apart as God’s devoted ones. And God called the light Day and the darkness He called Night. A tribe; specially, a foreign one. But you are a ‘chosen race; a royal priesthood’; a holy nation; a people for God’s possession. The Gospel of Christ’s Glory transforms the believing sinner and also translates him. He said, “I am the Light of the world: he that followeth Me shall not walk in darkness but shall have the light of life.” John 8:12. Worship Together is the best and most comprehensive resource on the web for worship leaders, worship bands and worship teams. All who are in darkness are in the power of Satan. But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that you should show forth the praises of him who has called you out of darkness into his marvelous light; 1 Peter 1:2 Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied. They were not elect for their own sake, but to act as God's exponents to the world. He called you out of darkness to experience his marvelous light, and now he claims you as his very own. Had they been in "darkness?" Your shopping cart is empty But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people, that you may declare the wonderful deeds of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. wonderful. But you are a chosen people, royal priests, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession. 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. The substitution, therefore, of "royal priesthood" for "kingdom of priests" brings out more clearly the personal relation to the Personal King. And we marvel that into that marvelous light we have been called, “out of darkness.”. “The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the Lord shall be to thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory Thy sun shall no more go down: neither shall thy moon with draw itself for the Lord shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.” Isaiah 60:13 and 20. From the same as arrhen; properly, manliness, i.e. From eklegomai; select; by implication, favorite. God’s grace finds the sinner, where the first chapter of the Bible finds the earth, in darkness and chaos. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the praises of the One who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. For they that sleep sleep in the night: and they that be drunken are drunken in the night. But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own, so that you may proclaim the virtues of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and His glory shall be seen upon thee. Let us remember the words of the Psalmist: “The Lord is my light and my salvation: whom shall I fear? “The sun is to be turned into darkness.” Joel 2:2; Joel 2:31; Zephaniah 1:15. “Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree.” Galatians 3:13. Isaiah 60:1-3 Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee…. “The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.” Romans 13:12. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God’s very own possession. Verse Concepts. The Hebrew has "a kingdom of priests," as in Revelation 1:6 (according to the best reading); which would mean, God's organised empire, every member of which is a priest. “And there shall be no night there: and they need NO candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.” Revelation 22:5. When children speak of a thing being their "very own" it exactly expresses what we have here. Hear God’s Word: “Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us, into the kingdom of His dear Son: in Whom we have redemption through His blood, even the forgiveness of sins.” Colossians 1:12 to 14. I have fed you with milk, and not... Continue Reading, (From a message given October 9th, 2003, at the Fall Conference of the Berean Bible Fellowship in Evansville, Indiana). The Bible is a story of “darkness” and “light”. New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition, New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition, Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition. But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. A chosen generation.--Better, a chosen, or elect race. RGT. This very passage is quoted a few years later by St. Clement of Rome (chap. It will be an exercise in biblical renewal. We must diligently, prayerfully, spiritually, systematically read and study and feed upon God’s Word and hide it in our heart if we walk through the darkness of this world in light. That ye should shew forth the praises.--This is an adaptation, though not exactly according to the LXX., of Isaiah 43:21, which passage is brought to St. Peter's mind by the word rendered "peculiar." Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light and he does not want sinners to have the true light of the true gospel. Excellence. Col Co) Christian Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools John 17:19 And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth. “But he that, hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.” I John 2:11. You are a holy nation. Exodus 19:5,6 Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine: …. It is the entrance of God’s Word that giveth light. Christ’s chosen race, His own Nation, refused the light of His revelation. Deuteronomy 4:20 But the LORD hath taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron furnace, even out of Egypt, to be unto him a people of inheritance, as ye are this day. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. “Then shall Thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee, the glory of the Lord shall be thy reward.” Isaiah 58:8. But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. The Scriptures say, DARBY. Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural. Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular. The Greek means "virtues," or "powers," or "excellencies," a rare word in the New Testament (see 2Peter 1:3). He called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, NT Letters: 1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen race (1 Pet. For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment.” II Peter 2:4. You are a holy nation. That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.” John 1:4 and 5 and John 1:9. “God’s marvelous light.” Inasmuch as God is a marvelous God, we are sure that His light is marvelous. This, and the next phrase, "an holy (i.e., consecrated) nation," describe the whole Israelite nation as they stood beneath Mount Sinai. After that he became the Apostle Paul and had much to say about light and the children of light. This strict signification is very suitable here. But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people, in order that you may proclaim the mighty acts of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. You. The act or office of priesthood. You are the King’s religious leaders. “That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world.” Philippians 2:15. To be wondered at, wonderful, marvelous. “He that believeth on Him is not condemned; but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. “For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light.” Ephesians 5:8. Akin to the base of keleuo; to 'call'. And the light shineth in darkness and the darkness comprehended it not. “For He hath made Him to be sin for us Who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him.” II Corinthians 5:21. The sacerdotal office was as common to all Israelites under the Law as it is to all the new Israel under the Gospel. The Lord Jesus Christ was sent from heaven, “to give light to them that sit in darkness.” Luke 1:79. To announce publicly, proclaim. You are royal priests. You are a holy nation. From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. That ye should show forth the praises of him. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; add he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.” Acts 13:10 and 11. Concerning the Son of God’s love, we read these words “In Him was life; and the life was the light of men. You were chosen to tell about the wonderful acts of God, who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. Exodus 3:3 Exo 3:3. The first day of the Christian is the day when God speaks light into his soul. Darkness, either physical or moral. Who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. “Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. But “God is light and in Him there is no darkness at all.” I John 1:5. Λαόν μου ο}ν περιεποιησάμην τὰς ἀρετάς μου. For more articles by Pastor J. C. O'Hair, visit the J. C. O'Hair Online Library. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

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