然而，摩西却在这旷野之地遇见神，神打算把这牧养羊群的人，变为牧养神的子民以色列人。
But in the wilderness Moses met the God who intended to turn him from a keeper of sheep to a shepherd of God's people Israel.
你使以色列人作你的子民，直到永远。你耶和华也作他们的神。
You made your people Israel your very own forever, and you, o Lord, have become their God.
当神拣选以色列人作祂的子民时，祂的名字便和他们连结在一起。
When God formed Israel to be his own people, his own name became associated them.
按照律法，不洁净的以色列人需要先被洁净，才能参与神子民的敬拜。
Israelites who were unclean according to the law needed cleansing before they could join the worship of God's people.
神对祂的子民是有期望的，在我们今天所读的经文中，先知弥迦告诉以色列人，神对他们的日常生活有何要求。
God has expectations for his people. In our reading for today, the prophet Micah tells Israel about God's requirements for everyday living.
正如古代以色列人是上帝在地上传讲祂的信息的唯一代表一样，现今也只有一班子民享受历代全备的真理，要分享传讲给世人。
Just as Israel of old represented God's only earthly means of communicating his message, so there is only one people today who have the fully restored truths of history to share with the world.
正如古代以色列人是上帝在地上传讲祂的信息的唯一代表一样，现今也只有一班子民享受历代全备的真理，要分享传讲给世人。
Just as Israel of old represented God's only earthly means of communicating his message, so there is only one people today who have the fully restored truths of history to share with the world.
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