Answer #8

                The complete “beside example” is comprised of four steps.  First, God’s chooses a completely undeserving nation to become His wifely nation – Israel.  Next, He refines the nation over a period of time to produce the seed that He would anoint.  Then, Jehovah uses this anointed seed to instruct and lead the nation to the point of their becoming a nation of priests before Him.  Finally, this “royal, priestly nation would be used in conjunction with the “anointed seed,” to administer the Abrahamic Covenant to all the nations.