Ezequiel 20:6

6 Ese día juré solemnemente que los sacaría de Egipto y los llevaría a una tierra que yo había explorado para ellos: una buena tierra donde fluyen la leche y la miel, la mejor tierra de todas.

Ezequiel 20:6 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 20:6

In the day [that] I lifted up my hand unto them, to bring them
forth of the land of Egypt
Not only promised and swore to it, but exerted his power in the miracles he wrought, by bringing plagues upon the Egyptians, to oblige them to let them go forth from thence: into a land that I had espied for them;
which he had in his eye and in his heart for them; which he had in his mind provided for them, and was determined in his purposes to bring them to; and which he, as it were, looked out for them, and singled out as the best and most suitable for them: flowing with milk and honey;
a phrase often used, to express the fruitfulness of the land, of Canaan, and the great plenty of provisions in it: which [is] the glory of all lands;
that is, either which fertility, signified by milk and honey, is the glory of all lands, or makes all countries desirable where they are found; or else, which land of Canaan, being so fruitful, is more glorious or desirable than any other country; it greatly surpassing all others in its situation, soil, and climate. The Targum is,

``which is the praise of all provinces;''

that is, was praised and commended by the inhabitants of all other provinces for the plenty in it; which must needs be very great, to support so large a number of inhabitants in it, and yet its compass but small.

Ezequiel 20:6 In-Context

4 »Hijo de hombre, levanta cargos en contra de los líderes y condénalos. Hazles ver que los pecados de sus antepasados fueron realmente detestables.

5 Dales el siguiente mensaje de parte del Señor
Soberano: “Cuando elegí a Israel —cuando me di a conocer a los descendientes de Jacob en Egipto—, hice un juramento solemne de que yo, el Señor
, sería su Dios.

6 Ese día juré solemnemente que los sacaría de Egipto y los llevaría a una tierra que yo había explorado para ellos: una buena tierra donde fluyen la leche y la miel, la mejor tierra de todas.

7 Entonces les dije: ‘Cada uno de ustedes deshágase de las imágenes repugnantes con las que están tan obsesionados. No se contaminen con los ídolos
de Egipto, porque yo soy el Señor
su Dios’.

8 »”Sin embargo, ellos se rebelaron contra mí y no me hicieron caso. No se deshicieron de las imágenes repugnantes con las que estaban obsesionados ni abandonaron los ídolos de Egipto. Entonces, mientras seguían en Egipto, amenacé con derramar mi furia sobre ellos para satisfacer mi enojo;