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Ezekiel 20

Ezekiel 20:11

Israel’s Rebellion in the Wilderness · Ezekiel 20:10–26
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Translations

Modern
And I gave them My statutes and made known to them My ordinances—for the man who does these things will live by them.
Traditional
And I gave them my statutes, and shewed them my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them.
Literal
And I gave to them My statutes, and I made known to them My judgments, which the man shall do them, and he will live by them.
Latin
Et dedi eis præcepta mea, et judicia mea ostendi eis, quæ faciens homo vivet in eis.

Original

Hebrew
English
And I gave them My statutes and made known to them My ordinances—for the man who does these things will live by them.

Notes

Ezekiel 20:8–21

Each generation of Israelites rebelled against the Lord. They refused to obey the commandments he gave them.

Each time, the Lord warned that he would pour out his fury (his strong anger) on them (Ezekiel 20:8, 13, 21). But he held back his judgment. He did this for the honor of his name.

If he had destroyed them, the surrounding nations might have thought he was too weak to bring his people into the promised land.

Ezekiel 20:4–26

The Lord refused to answer their question. But this did not mean he had nothing to say.

Instead, God gave them a different message through Ezekiel. Ezekiel would describe the sinful and detestable actions of their ancestors. He would place these past sins clearly before the people.

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Ezekiel, Book of

Topics

National Sins: Aggravated by Privileges The Law of Moses: Given in the Desert