peculiar treasure. a treasure acquired for. possession. Compare 1 Chronicles 29:3. Ecc 2:8. 1 Peter 2:9. Hebrew. segullah. First occurance. Eight times: Exodus 19:5, and Deuteronomy 7:6; Deuteronomy 14:2; Deuteronomy 26:18; Psalms 135:4; Malachi 1 Exodus 3:17, where it is used of Israel; and in 1 Chronicles 29:3 and Ecclesiastes 7:8, where it is used of purchased and personal property. It denotes. treasure reserved for one's self. The Latin sigillo, to seal up, is from this Hebrew word. Compare Matthew 13:44.
people. peoples. God's People are. separated People. Exodus 33:16. A People of inheritance. Deuteronomy 4:20. A special People. Deuteronomy 7:6. A purchased People. Exodus 15:16; Psalms 74:2. A holy People. Deuteronomy 7:6; Deuteronomy 7:14. A redeemed People. Exodus 15:13. A sanctified People. Isaiah 63:18.
all the earth is Mine. Compare Psalms 24:1; Psalms 50:12.