Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
They did not - cast away - They continued attached to the idolatry of Egypt; so that, had I consulted my justice only, I should have consumed them even in Egypt itself. This is a circumstance that Moses has not mentioned, namely, their provoking God by their idolatry, after he had sent Moses and Aaron to them in Egypt.
Other Adam Clarke entries containing Ezekiel 20:8:
Genesis 46:34
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