I will take you to me for a people. —Compare to Exodus 19:5-6; Deuteronomy 7:6.

The selection of Israel…

And I will take you to me. The purpose of their liberation is described here in the continuous expression of His grace. For it would have …

And I will take you to me for a people Out of the hands of the Egyptians, and out of their country, to be in a political …

We are most likely to prosper in attempts to glorify God, and to be useful to others, when we learn by experience that we can do nothing on our own…