Key Verse Spotlight
Deuteronomy 14:2 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“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
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
Ye {are} the children of the LORD your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead.
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.
Thou shalt not eat any abominable thing.
These {are} the beasts which ye shall eat: the ox, the sheep, and the goat,
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