As had been true of fleshly Israel, members of spiritual Israel were the ones Jehovah called “the people whom I formed for myself so that they might declare my praise. ”
Jehooval oli nüüd uus rahvas, vaimne Iisrael, kelle kohta ta võis öelda: „Rahvas, kelle ma enesele olen valmistanud, peab jutustama minu kiidetavusest ”.