Discovery BoxEzekiel 20:5 
Context20:5 and say to them:
“‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: On the day I chose Israel I swore 1 to the descendants 2 of the house of Jacob and made myself known to them in the land of Egypt. I swore 3 to them, “I am the Lord your God.”
Ezekiel 20:7
Context20:7 I said to them, “Each of you must get rid of the detestable idols you keep before you, 4 and do not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt; I am the Lord your God.”
Ezekiel 20:19-20
Context20:19 I am the Lord your God; follow my statutes, observe my regulations, and carry them out. 20:20 Treat my Sabbaths as holy 5 and they will be a reminder of our relationship, 6 and then you will know that I am the Lord your God.”
1 tn Heb “I lifted up my hand.”
2 tn Heb “seed.”
3 tn Heb “I lifted up my hand.”
4 tn Heb “each one, the detestable things of his eyes, throw away.” The Pentateuch does not refer to the Israelites worshiping idols in Egypt, but Josh 24:14 appears to suggest that they did so.
5 tn Or “set apart my Sabbaths.”
6 tn Heb “and they will become a sign between me and you.”
