Forty years later, Moses reminded them: “You are a holy people to Jehovah your God. It is you Jehovah your God has chosen to become his people, a special property, out of all the peoples that are on the surface of the ground. ” ​ — Deut. 7: 6.
Nelikümmend aastat hiljem tuletas Mooses neile meelde: „Sa oled Jehoovale, oma Jumalale pühitsetud rahvas; Jehoova, su Jumal on sind valinud olema temale omandrahvaks kõigist rahvaist, kes maa peal on! ”.