What did God promise Israel on condition of obedience?
God promised Israel that if they were obedient and became what He wanted them to be, they would be a nation of priests. As priests, they would act as go-betweens between man and God, bringing pagan Gentiles to a knowledge of their God.
Les explains that after God brought Israel out of Egypt, they became His covenanted people. He told them that if they would be obedient, if they would be what He wanted them to be, they would be a nation of priests. A priest is a go-between 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. This promise is tied to Exodus 19 and the Old Testament prophecies concerning Israel's 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.