ISB ~ 1 Peter 1 v2

Peter coordinates three aspects of redemption with the three Persons of the Trinity:the Father elects us for salvation, the Spirit makes us holy, and the Son consecrates us for service by his blood (CCC 258). Other trinitarian passages in the NT include Mt 28:19, Lk 1:35, 1 Cor 12:4-6, and 2 Cor 13:14. sprinkling with …

blood:Associated with rites of priestly ordination in ancient Israel.

• In Ex 24:8, Moses sprinkled the people of Israel with the blood of the Sinai covenant, binding them to Yahweh and consecrating them to be a holy and priestly nation to the world (Ex 19:6). Similarly, in Lev 8:30, Aaron and his sons were ordained to the priesthood by the ritual sprinkling of blood. This background anticipates the description of believers as members of the “royal priesthood” of Jesus (1 Pet 2:9).

grace and peace:A common Christian greeting in NT times (Rom 1:7; 2 Pet 1:2; Rev 1:4).