What does Ezekiel 20 teach? Did God have a covenant with those who lived during the 430 years in Egypt and what covenant were they under? What did God ask of His people while they lived under His covenant?
_________________Ron Bailey
Ezek. 20:5 Say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD: On the day when I chose Israel and raised My hand in an oath to the descendants of the house of Jacob, and made Myself known to them in the land of Egypt, I raised My hand in an oath to them, saying, I am the LORD your God. 6 On that day I raised My hand in an oath to them, to bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them, flowing with milk and honey, the glory of all lands. 7 Then I said to them, Each of you, throw away the abominations which are before his eyes, and do not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt. I am the LORD your God. Brother Ron wrote:
The Abraham covenant was always an I-thou (a person to person) covenant which required renewal in every generation.
_________________Jeff Marshalek
[u]Jeff writes:[/u] I also submit that what we see in verses 5 through 7 is the testimony of God establishing His covenant in that generation.
No.I believe verses 5-7 of Ezekiel 20 describe the Abrahamic Covenant that was made to the generation from the time Moses was a baby until he returned 80 later. God made the covenant with Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and each generation in their time. So Joseph, in his generation also recieved the Oath that God would be his God. Joseph's sons also recieved the same covenant with in their generation. When does this covenant ever end?In ChristJeff
I believe verses 5-7 of Ezekiel 20 describe the Abrahamic Covenant that was made to the generation from the time Moses was a baby until he returned 80 later.
God told Abraham:Genesis 15: 13 And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years; 14 And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance. 15 And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age. 16 But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full. God promised this to Abraham that He would be God to his seed in each of their generations. It is through faith that a remnant has always existed according to grace. The remnant exists through faith. Ezekiel 20:8 But they rebelled against Me and would not obey Me. They did not all cast away the abominations which were before their eyes, nor did they forsake the idols of Egypt. Then I said, I will pour out My fury on them and fulfill My anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt. 9 But I acted for My names sake, that it should not be profaned before the Gentiles among whom they were, in whose sight I had made Myself known to them, to bring them out of the land of Egypt. At what time did they rebell according to these Scriptures? Before or after God led them out of Egypt?In ChristJeff
Further more, Stephen spoke:Acts 7:8 Then He gave him the covenant of circumcision; and so Abraham begot Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day; and Isaac begot Jacob, and Jacob begot the twelve patriarchs. What is the covenant of circumcision. Is it part of the Abrahamic covenant? In ChristJeff
