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1 Peter 2

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1 Peter 2 . 1

1 Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander.C1 Peter 2:1-17TOSK1 Peter 2:1

1 Peter 2 . 2

2 Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,C1 Peter 2:1-17TOSK1 Peter 2:2

1 Peter 2 . 3

3 now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.IPPsalms 34:8C1 Peter 2:1-17TOSK1 Peter 2:3TTEden as Temple (Original Sanctuary) · New Exodus (Second Exodus Pattern) · New Jerusalem (Ultimate Temple-City) · Stone and Cornerstone (Rejected Foundation)

1 Peter 2 . 4

4 As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God's sight,C1 Peter 2:1-17TOSK1 Peter 2:4TTBrazen Pillars - Jachin and Boaz (Stability and Strength) · Jephthah (Rejected Then Exalted) · Camp of Israel (Sacred Geography) · Covenant Succession (Inheritance and Election) · Stone and Cornerstone (Rejected Foundation) · Water from the Rock (The Spiritual Rock) · Zerubbabel (Royal Seed Rebuilding)

1 Peter 2 . 5

5 you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.IPExodus 19:6C1 Peter 2:1-17TOSK1 Peter 2:5TTBrazen Pillars - Jachin and Boaz (Stability and Strength) · Burnt Offering (Christ's Total Consecration) · Eden as Temple (Original Sanctuary) · Holy Places (Access to God's Presence) · Meat-Offering (Tribute and Thanksgiving) · New Jerusalem (Ultimate Temple-City) · Priestly Ministrations (Service and Sacrifice)

1 Peter 2 . 6

6 For it stands in Scripture: "See, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame."IPIsaiah 28:16C1 Peter 2:1-17TOSK1 Peter 2:6TTCovenant Succession (Inheritance and Election) · Eden as Temple (Original Sanctuary) · Holy Places (Access to God's Presence) · New Jerusalem (Ultimate Temple-City) · Priestly Ministrations (Service and Sacrifice) · Remnant (Faithful Few Preserved) · Stone and Cornerstone (Rejected Foundation) · Zerubbabel (Royal Seed Rebuilding) · Brazen Pillars - Jachin and Boaz (Stability and Strength) · David (The King After God's Own Heart)

1 Peter 2 . 7

7 To you who believe, then, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,”IPPsalms 118:22C1 Peter 2:1-17TOSK1 Peter 2:7TTCovenant Succession (Inheritance and Election) · Eden as Temple (Original Sanctuary) · Holy Places (Access to God's Presence) · New Jerusalem (Ultimate Temple-City) · Priestly Ministrations (Service and Sacrifice) · Rejection Then Exaltation (Pattern of Suffering and Glory) · Remnant (Faithful Few Preserved) · Stone and Cornerstone (Rejected Foundation) · Zerubbabel (Royal Seed Rebuilding)

1 Peter 2 . 8

8 and, “A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.” They stumble because they disobey the word—and to this they were appointed.IPIsaiah 8:14C1 Peter 2:1-17TOSK1 Peter 2:8TTCovenant Succession (Inheritance and Election) · Eden as Temple (Original Sanctuary) · Holy Places (Access to God's Presence) · New Jerusalem (Ultimate Temple-City) · Priestly Ministrations (Service and Sacrifice) · Remnant (Faithful Few Preserved) · Stone and Cornerstone (Rejected Foundation)

1 Peter 2 . 9

9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.IPDeuteronomy 14:2 · Exodus 19:6C1 Peter 2:1-17TOSK1 Peter 2:9TTKingdom of Priests and Holy Nation · Levitical Cities (Priestly Geography) · Cyrus (Gentile Deliverer) · Ephod (High Priest's Garment of Representation) · Church as Israel (New Covenant People) · David (The King After God's Own Heart) · Golden Calf (Idolatry and Intercession) · Israel (Corporate New-Adam) · New Exodus (Second Exodus Pattern) · Samuel (Prophet-Priest-Judge)LTHoliness · Mediation

1 Peter 2 . 10

10 Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.C1 Peter 2:1-17TOSK1 Peter 2:10

1 Peter 2 . 11

11 Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.IPGenesis 23:4C1 Peter 2:1-17TOSK1 Peter 2:11TTBabylonian Exile (Judgment and Discipline) · Journey to the Promised Land (Christian Pilgrimage) · New Jerusalem (Ultimate Temple-City)

1 Peter 2 . 12

12 Conduct yourselves with such honor among the Gentiles that, though they slander you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us.C1 Peter 2:1-17TOSK1 Peter 2:12

1 Peter 2 . 13

13 Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to the king as the supreme authority,C1 Peter 2:1-17TOSK1 Peter 2:13

1 Peter 2 . 14

14 or to governors as those sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to praise those who do right.C1 Peter 2:1-17TOSK1 Peter 2:14

1 Peter 2 . 15

15 For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorance of foolish men.C1 Peter 2:1-17TOSK1 Peter 2:15

1 Peter 2 . 16

16 Live in freedom, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God.C1 Peter 2:1-17TOSK1 Peter 2:16

1 Peter 2 . 17

17 Treat everyone with high regard: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king.C1 Peter 2:1-17TOSK1 Peter 2:17

1 Peter 2 . 18

18 Servants, submit yourselves to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and gentle, but even to those who are unreasonable.C1 Peter 2:18-25TOSK1 Peter 2:18

1 Peter 2 . 19

19 For if anyone endures the pain of unjust suffering because he is conscious of God, this is to be commended.C1 Peter 2:18-25TOSK1 Peter 2:19

1 Peter 2 . 20

20 How is it to your credit if you are beaten for doing wrong and you endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God.C1 Peter 2:18-25TOSK1 Peter 2:20

1 Peter 2 . 21

21 For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His footsteps:C1 Peter 2:18-25TOSK1 Peter 2:21TTIsaiah (Suffering Servant Messenger)

1 Peter 2 . 22

22 “He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth.”IPIsaiah 53:9C1 Peter 2:18-25TOSK1 Peter 2:22TTNazirite Vow (Separation unto God) · Unleavened Bread (Purity and Sincerity)

1 Peter 2 . 23

23 When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.C1 Peter 2:18-25TOSK1 Peter 2:23

1 Peter 2 . 24

24 He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”IPIsaiah 53:5C1 Peter 2:18-25TOSK1 Peter 2:24TTScapegoat (Removal of Sins) · Sin Offering (Christ Bearing Our Sins) · Trespass-Offering (Restitution and Restoration)

1 Peter 2 . 25

25 For “you were like sheep going astray,” but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.IPIsaiah 53:6C1 Peter 2:18-25TOSK1 Peter 2:25

In the wider web48 threads

Intertextuality Pairs

Quotations 1 Peter 2:22 → Isaiah 53:9, 1 Peter 2:24 → Isaiah 53:5, 1 Peter 2:24-25 → Isaiah 53:6, 1 Peter 2:6 → Isaiah 28:16, 1 Peter 2:7 → Psalms 118:22, 1 Peter 2:8 → Isaiah 8:14, 1 Peter 2:9 → Exodus 19:6

Allusions 1 Peter 2:11 → Genesis 23:4, 1 Peter 2:3 → Psalms 34:8, 1 Peter 2:5 → Exodus 19:6, 1 Peter 2:9 → Deuteronomy 14:2

Trajectories

Babylonian Exile (Judgment and Discipline), Brazen Pillars - Jachin and Boaz (Stability and Strength), Burnt Offering (Christ's Total Consecration), Camp of Israel (Sacred Geography), Church as Israel (New Covenant People), Covenant Succession (Inheritance and Election), Cyrus (Gentile Deliverer), David (The King After God's Own Heart), Eden as Temple (Original Sanctuary), Ephod (High Priest's Garment of Representation), Golden Calf (Idolatry and Intercession), Holy Places (Access to God's Presence), Isaiah (Suffering Servant Messenger), Israel (Corporate New-Adam), Jephthah (Rejected Then Exalted), Journey to the Promised Land (Christian Pilgrimage), Kingdom of Priests and Holy Nation, Levitical Cities (Priestly Geography), Meat-Offering (Tribute and Thanksgiving), Nazirite Vow (Separation unto God), New Exodus (Second Exodus Pattern), New Jerusalem (Ultimate Temple-City), Priestly Ministrations (Service and Sacrifice), Rejection Then Exaltation (Pattern of Suffering and Glory), +9 more

Longitudinal Themes

Holiness, Mediation

Chiasms

Shaped 1 Peter 2:1–17, 1 Peter 2:18–25