What did God promise Israel if they were obedient after the exodus?
After bringing Israel out of Egypt, God promised that if they were obedient and became what He wanted, they would be a nation of priests. As priests, they would serve as go-betweens between man and God and bring pagan Gentiles to the knowledge of their God.
Les explains that as soon as God brought Israel out of Egypt, they were now His covenanted people. God told them that if they would be obedient and be what He wanted them to be, they would be a nation of priests. A priest is a go-between man and God, so every Jew was intended at some future day to become a priest of God to bring all these pagan Gentiles to a knowledge of their God. Les ties this promise back to Exodus 19 and to Israel's future role in the prophetic timeline.
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Why did God smile when Israel said they would do all that the LORD had spoken?
When Moses reported Israel's promise to the Lord, the Lord must have smiled and thought, "That's what they think," because people cannot keep the Law.