Bible Strands
Ezekiel 20:12
I also gave them My Sabbaths as a sign between us, so that they would know that I am the LORD who sanctifies them.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God addresses the house of Israel in the wilderness, positioned between a recitation of their ancestral rebellion and a declaration of impending wrath.
The words — `sha.be.to.Ta/i` translates to sabbaths/my, and `le./'ot` translates to sign.
The thread — Ezekiel 20:20 repeats the Sabbath as a sign for divine recognition, while Ezekiel 37:28 links God’s sanctifying work to His sanctuary dwelling among His people. Leviticus 21:23 parallels the theme by prohibiting actions that would desecrate sacred space.
Why it lands — The text states that God gave the Sabbath to mark His relationship with Israel and to reveal His role as their sanctifier. It demands a clear acknowledgment of this divine initiative before the narrative records their rejection of it.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the Lord that sanctify them.
Cross-references
- Ezekiel 20:20 Keep My Sabbaths holy, that they may be a sign between us, so that you may know that I am the LORD your God.’
- Ezekiel 37:28 Then the nations will know that I the LORD sanctify Israel, when My sanctuary is among them forever.’”
- Leviticus 21:23 but because he has a defect, he must not go near the veil or approach the altar, so as not to desecrate My sanctuaries. For I am the LORD who sanctifies them.’”
- 1 Thessalonians 5:23 Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely, and may your entire spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Exodus 19:5 Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine.
- Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.
- Exodus 31:13 “Tell the Israelites, ‘Surely you must keep My Sabbaths, for this will be a sign between Me and you for the generations to come, so that you may know that I am the LORD who sanctifies you.
- Leviticus 23:3 For six days work may be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, a day of sacred assembly. You must not do any work; wherever you live, it is a Sabbath to the LORD.
- Deuteronomy 5:12 Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as the LORD your God has commanded you.
- Mark 2:27 Then Jesus declared, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.