UBF Daily Bread

GOD'S SPECIAL POSSESSION

Passage: 1_Peter 2:4~10

Key verse: 9

The Living Stone and a Chosen People

⁴As you come to him, the living Stone^(A)—rejected by humans but chosen by God^(B) and precious to him— ⁵you also, like living stones, are being built^(C) into a spiritual house^[a]^(D) to be a holy priesthood,^(E) offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.^(F) ⁶For in Scripture it says:

“See, I lay a stone in Zion,
a chosen and precious cornerstone,^(G)
and the one who trusts in him
will never be put to shame.”^[b]^(H)

⁷Now to you who believe, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe,^(I)

“The stone the builders rejected^(J)
has become the cornerstone,”^[c]^(K)

⁸and,

“A stone that causes people to stumble
and a rock that makes them fall.”^[d]^(L)

They stumble because they disobey the message—which is also what they were destined for.^(M)

⁹But you are a chosen people,^(N) a royal priesthood,^(O) a holy nation,^(P) God’s special possession,^(Q) that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.^(R) ¹⁰Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God;^(S) once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

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Footnotes

1 Peter 2:5 Or into a temple of the Spirit
1 Peter 2:6 Isaiah 28:16
1 Peter 2:7 Psalm 118:22
1 Peter 2:8 Isaiah 8:14

Cross references

1 Peter 2:4 : ver 7
1 Peter 2:4 : Isa 42:1
1 Peter 2:5 : Pr 9:1; 1Co 3:9; Eph 2:20-22
1 Peter 2:5 : 1Ti 3:15
1 Peter 2:5 : ver 9; Ex 19:6; Isa 61:6; Rev 1:6; 5:10; 20:6
1 Peter 2:5 : Php 4:18; Heb 13:15
1 Peter 2:6 : Eph 2:20
1 Peter 2:6 : Isa 28:16; Ro 9:32, 33; 10:11
1 Peter 2:7 : 2Co 2:16
1 Peter 2:7 : ver 4
1 Peter 2:7 : Ps 118:22; S Ac 4:11
1 Peter 2:8 : Isa 8:14; S Lk 2:34
1 Peter 2:8 : Ro 9:22
1 Peter 2:9 : Dt 10:15; 1Sa 12:22
1 Peter 2:9 : ver 5
1 Peter 2:9 : Ex 19:6; Dt 7:6; Isa 62:12
1 Peter 2:9 : S Tit 2:14
1 Peter 2:9 : S Ac 26:18
1 Peter 2:10 : Hos 1:9, 10; 2:23; Ro 9:25, 26

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1. The living Stone (4-8)

Jesus is the living Stone. He is also the rejected stone, who was crucified for those who rejected him. He is able to give life to us, to make us living stones when we trust in him and believe in him. The rejected stone is the cornerstone of God's kingdom, and he makes those who obey him to be holy and acceptable to God, while those who refuse him stumble and fall.

2. A royal priesthood (9-10)

God had a purpose in sending Jesus to us. He wanted to make a new creation. He makes all who trust in Jesus to be his own. He calls us out of the darkness of sin to serve him as his chosen people and a royal priesthood. In his eternal mercy, God raised up a people who would declare his praises in all they do. The people of God in our times are all those who declare the wonders of the gospel of Jesus to the world.

Prayer: Lord, I belong to you by the gospel of Jesus. Thank you for your mercy. Use me to declare the wonderful light of the gospel to all people.

One Word: A royal priesthood, a holy nation

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1_Peter 2:4~8

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1_Peter 2:9~12

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1_Peter 2:13~17

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1_Peter 2:18~25

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1_Peter 2:4~10

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1_Peter 2:4~10

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Bible Resource Data Base

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1 Peter Intoduction, Steve Stasinos
1_Peter 1:1~5:14

Introduction To 1 Peter, Tim McEathron
1_Peter 1:1~5:14

1 PETER , Sarah Barry
1_Peter 1:1~2:3

A Living Hope, LA UBF
1_Peter 2:1~12

A Royal Priesthood, LA UBF
1_Peter 1:1~2:11

The Living Stone, LA UBF
1_Peter 2:1~12

2024 Special Series 2 - "Identity" / Chicago UBF New Year KV / "Our New Identity in Christ" / 1 Pet 2:1-12, Mark Vucekovich
1_Peter 1:3~2:3

NEW BIRTH INTO A LIVING HOPE , Steve Stasinos
1_Peter 2:3~3:7

A Royal Priesthood, LA UBF
1_Peter 2:4~10

You are a Chosen People, Ron Ward
1_Peter 2:4~25

THE LIVING STONE, Dr. Samuel Lee
1_Peter 2:4~25

A Holy People, Sarah Barry
1_Peter 2:4~10

A ROYAL PRIESTHOOD, Ron Ward
1_Peter 2:4~12

You are a Royal Priesthood, Ron Ward
1_Peter 2:4~12

You are a Royal Priesthood, Ron Ward
1_Peter 2:4~10

WE ARE A ROYAL PRIESTHOOD (Kingdom Series 3 of 3), Augustine Suh
1_Peter 2:4~12

A Royal Priesthood, A Holy Nation, LA UBF
1_Peter 2:4~10

You Are a Chosen People (1 Pe 2:4-10), HQ Bible Study Team
1_Peter 2:9~10

YOU ARE A ROYAL PRIESTHOOD, John Jun
1_Peter 2:11~25

BY HIS WOUNDS YOU HAVE BEEN HEALED, Ron Ward
1_Peter 2:11~25

BY HIS WOUNDS YOU HAVE BEEN HEALED, Ron Ward
1_Peter 2:11~25

By His Wounds You Have Been Healed (1 Pe 2:11-25), HQ Bible Study Team
1_Peter 1:13~2:3

CRAVE PURE SPIRITUAL MILK, Ron Ward
1_Peter 2:13~3:8

BEAUTIFUL WIVES AND CONSIDERATE HUSBANDS IN CHRIST, HQ Bible Study Team
1_Peter 1:13~2:3

BE HOLY, Dr. Samuel Lee
1_Peter 1:13~2:3

Be Holy, Kevin Albright
1_Peter 1:13~2:3

CRAVE PURE SPIRITUAL MILK, Ron Ward
1_Peter 2:13~3:7

He Himself Bore Our Sins, LA UBF
1_Peter 1:13~2:3

Be Holy, LA UBF
1_Peter 1:13~2:3

Crave Pure Spiritual Milk (1 Pe 1:13-2:3), HQ Bible Study Team
1_Peter 2:15~3:8

Beautiful Wives and Considerate Husbands in Christ HC15, HQ Bible Study Team

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