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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 20:12

“Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths to be a sign between me and them that they might know that I am Yahweh who sanctifies them.” The importance of the sabbath as a sign that Israel were God’s people is stressed here. The keeping of the sabbath, first mentioned in Exodus 16:0 and ratified in Exodus 20:0, demonstrated that they were a people ‘set apart’ (sanctified) by Yahweh for Himself, and looked on as His own people. See on this Exodus 31:13-17. The Sabbath had a dual purpose for the... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 20:13

“But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness. They did not walk in my statutes, and they rejected my judgments, which if a man does he shall live in them. And my sabbaths they greatly profaned. Then I said I would pour out my fury on them in the wilderness to consume them.” Again in the wilderness God’s goodness was not sufficient to stir the people to obedience. Again they rebelled against Him. And they played havoc with the Sabbath (see Ezekiel 20:16 which suggests that it... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 20:14

“But I wrought for my name’s sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I brought them out.” But because He knew that the eyes of the world were on this nation whose God had so remarkably delivered them from Egypt, He spared them, even though they did not deserve it, so that the nations would recognise His power and graciousness, and realise that He was indeed able to preserve His own people (see Exodus 32:11; Numbers 14:13-16). Further Comments on God’s... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 20:15

“Moreover also I lifted up my hand to them in the wilderness, that I would not bring them into the land that I had given them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands.” This is the reversal of Ezekiel 20:6. He who had sworn to them to bring them out of Egypt into the good land He had prepared for them, now lifted up His hand and swore that those of that generation would not enter it (Numbers 32:10-13). The land that that generation had so looked forward to seeing was lost... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 20:16

“Because they rejected my judgments and did not walk in my statutes, and profaned my sabbaths, for their heart went after their idols.” The reason for His anger is again declared. They rejected His judgments and did not walk in His statutes. God’s requirements were put aside and ignored for the sake of their idols. They broke the covenant with Yahweh. And their idol worship led to them desecrating the Sabbath, presumably justifying it on religious grounds. We too may have our idols, things... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 20:17

“Nevertheless my eyes spared them from destroying them, nor did I make a full end of them in the wilderness.” Although he prevented the first generation from entering the good land, He showed mercy. He spared their children that they might enter in. He refrained from making a full end of Israel. read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 20:18-20

God’s Dealings with the Second Generation in the Wilderness. So His people had proved themselves unfaithful in Egypt, even when He was working mighty things for them, and again on their journey to freedom, when again He had worked for them. But now came the new generation who should have learned their lesson from what had happened, but they too rebelled against Him. Israel’s history was one of constant rebellion. “And I said to their children in the wilderness, ‘Do not walk in the statutes of... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 20:21

“But the children rebelled against me. They did not walk in my statutes, neither did they keep my judgments to do them, which if a man does he will live in them. They profaned my sabbaths. Then I said I would pour out my fury on them, to accomplish my anger against them in the wilderness.” But the sad tale of rebellion was repeated. Once again they had turned from the covenant requirements which were designed to give them a full and abounding life, and had done what was wrong in God’s sight.... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 20:22

“Nevertheless I withdrew my hand and wrought for my name’s sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations in whose sight I brought them forth.” Yet again Yahweh withheld His judgment for the sake of His reputation and His name (compare Numbers 16:21-22; Numbers 25:1-9). He continued to preserve them and to protect them from their enemies, so that the watching world might see that as the great Deliverer from Egypt He was able to keep and deliver them. The picture was one of... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 20:23-24

“Moreover I lifted up my hand to them in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the nations, and disperse them through the countries, because they had not carried out my judgments, but had rejected my statutes and had profaned my sabbaths, and their eyes were after their father’s idols.” Nevertheless although He had spared them He had sworn to them (lifted up His hand to them in an oath) that if their behaviour continued He would scatter them among the nations, and disperse them... read more

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