Ezekiel 20:12-14

International Children’s Bible

¹² I also gave them my Sabbaths. They were to be a sign between us. Then they would know that I am the Lord. I make them holy.

¹³ “‘But in the desert Israel turned against me. They did not follow my rules. They rejected my laws. But if a person obeys them, he will live. They dishonored my Sabbaths. Then I decided to pour out my anger against them and destroy them in the desert. ¹⁴ But I acted for the sake of my name. I did not allow it to be dishonored before the nations. As the nations watched, I had brought the Israelites out of Egypt.