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12 Moreover I also gave them My aSabbaths, to be a sign between them and Me, that they might know that I am the Lord who sanctifies them.  
13 Yet the house of Israel arebelled against Me in the wilderness; they did not walk in My statutes; they bdespised My judgments, c‘which, if a man does, he shall live by them’; and they greatly ddefiled My Sabbaths. Then I said I would pour out My fury on them in the ewilderness, to consume them.  
14 aBut I acted for My name’s sake, that it should not be profaned before the Gentiles, in whose sight I had brought them out.  
15 So aI also raised My hand in an oath to them in the wilderness, that I would not bring them into the land which I had given them, b‘flowing with milk and honey,’ cthe glory of all lands,  
16 abecause they despised My judgments and did not walk in My statutes, but profaned My Sabbaths; for btheir heart went after their idols.  
17 aNevertheless My eye spared them from destruction. I did not make an end of them in the wilderness.  
18 “But I said to their children in the wilderness, ‘Do not walk in the statutes of your fathers, nor observe their judgments, nor defile yourselves with their idols.
19 I am the Lord your God: aWalk in My statutes, keep My judgments, and do them;  
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What Does Ezekiel 20:14 Mean?



Ezekiel 20:10-14

To God, idolatry and Sabbath-breaking go hand in hand. Sabbath-breaking is shown to be idolatry because the Israelites were either using it in idolatrous devotion to a false god or not keeping it at all.

The Sabbath was given so that Israel would know the true God, so that they could fulfill their purpose, which was to witness for God before the world, learn more of His purpose, and work to build character so that they could inherit God's Kingdom. They failed miserably and totally.

God accomplished His goal of bringing them into their own land only to uphold the reputation of His name. But what was the overall result? The Israelites in the wilderness died there (Hebrews 3:16—4:2). Their descendants failed in the same manner, so God cut them off and sent them into captivity and slavery.

Israel's history reveals that the Creator God is the Source of the Sabbath, and God's children have the responsibility to honor Him by keeping it.

John W. Ritenbaugh
The Fourth Commandment

Related Topics: Captivity, Penalty for Sabbath Breaking | Fourth Commandment | Idolatry | Sabbath as Sign | Sabbath as Test Commandment | Sabbath as Test of Faith | Sabbath Breaking | Sabbath Breaking and Captivity | The Fourth Commandment




Other Forerunner Commentary entries containing Ezekiel 20:14:

Genesis 2:1-3
Exodus 20:8
Isaiah 1:10-17
Matthew 13:31-33


 
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