There are 2 main key words that came out of the burning thorn-bush. The first one is ammi (my people), God binds himself to this nation before any covenant has been made. Ammi is followed by a second, which is a response to the Mose's objection to his mission at the pharaoh's court (Exodus3,11): Ki ehyeh imakh - "certainly I will be there with thee"(verse12).
Israel is not more called "my people" in any case of sin. After the incident with the golden calf Moses hears from God "your people", then "this people" (Exodus 32:7-10). This is showed more clearly in the prophecy given to Hosea, who was called to have a child with a prostitute and the last child of this relation - symbolically Israel - was named lo ammi - "not my people" (Hosea2:9).
Source: On the Bible, Eighteen Studies by Martin Buber, Syracuse University Press 2000, pg.80-92
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