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Ezequiel 20:5

Listen to Ezequiel 20:5
5 y diles: "Así dice el Señor DIOS: 'El día que escogí a Israel y juré a los descendientes de la casa de Jacob, me di a conocer a ellos en la tierra de Egipto, y les juré diciendo: Yo soy el SEÑOR vuestro Dios;

Ezequiel 20:5 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 20:5

And say unto them, thus saith the Lord God
Here begins the account of their fathers; of God's unmerited goodness to them, and of their sins and transgressions against him, and how it fared with them: in the day when I chose Israel;
to be his peculiar people, above all people on the face of the earth; when he declared his choice of them, and made it appear that he had chosen them, and distinguished them, by special blessings and favours bestowed on them: and lifted up mine hand to the seed of the house of Jacob;
the posterity of Jacob or Israel, to whom the Lord swore that he would do such and such things for them; of which the lifting up the hand was a token; it is a gesture used in swearing, ( Daniel 12:7 ) ; and so the Targum,

``and I swore unto them by my word:''
and made myself known unto them in the land of Egypt:
by his name Jehovah; by the prophets he sent unto them, Moses, Aaron, and Miriam; and by the miracles he wrought among them: when I lifted up mine hand unto them, saying, I [am] the Lord your God:
making promise of it, declaring it unto them, confirming it with an oath; see ( Hebrews 6:17 Hebrews 6:18 ) .
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Ezequiel 20:5 In-Context

3 Hijo de hombre, habla a los ancianos de Israel y diles: "Así dice el Señor DIOS: '¿Venís a consultarme? Vivo yo, que no me dejaré consultar por vosotros'"declara el Señor DIOS.
4 ¿Los juzgarás? ¿Los juzgarás, hijo de hombre? Hazles saber las abominaciones de sus padres,
5 y diles: "Así dice el Señor DIOS: 'El día que escogí a Israel y juré a los descendientes de la casa de Jacob, me di a conocer a ellos en la tierra de Egipto, y les juré diciendo: Yo soy el SEÑOR vuestro Dios;
6 aquel día les juré que los sacaría de la tierra de Egipto a una tierra que yo había escogido para ellos, que mana leche y miel y que es la más hermosa de todas las tierras.
7 'Y les dije: "Arroje cada uno las cosas detestables que os atraen, y no os contaminéis con los ídolos de Egipto; yo soy el SEÑOR vuestro Dios."
Scripture taken from La Biblia de las Américas® (LBLA®), Copyright © 1986, 1995, 1997 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. https://www.LBLA.com

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