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I. GOD'S ASSERTION OF UNIVERSAL POSSESSION IN THE EARTH

1. Nations.

2. Lands.

3. The animal and vegetable kingdoms.

II. GOD'S ASSERTION EXCLUDES EVERY OTHER BEING FROM UNIVERSAL POSSESSION.

1. It is not man's earth.

2. It is not the devil's.

3. It does not belong to any created intelligence.

III. GOD'S ASSERTION SHOULD AWAKEN CONFIDENCE IN HIS SAINTS AND TERROR IN SINNERS.

1. All forces are under His control.

2. Everything that is not of Him must fail.

3. His possession of the earth will be fully manifest in the end.

(J. S. Exell, M. A.)

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KJV: Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:

WEB: Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice, and keep my covenant, then you shall be my own possession from among all peoples; for all the earth is mine;