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Ezekiel 
Day 
Day 198

"Throw away the abominations"

Text: Ezekiel 20:7

THE EXODUS FROM EGYPT

The Lord swore an oath to deliver the children of Israel out of Egypt. Ten terrifying plagues were unleashed on the Pharaoh and Egypt before the children of Israel departed from Egypt! The Lord promised that He would bring them into a land flowing with milk and honey!

“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.
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.'”
Ezekiel 20:6-7

1. The oath of the Lord.

a) He raised His hand in an oath.

b) This oath was made with reference to the children of Israel.

c) He would bring them out of the land of Egypt.

d) This was no easy task for Egypt’s power was acknowledged and feared.

e) But compared to the power of God, Egypt paled in comparison.

2. The land of Canaan.

a) God Himself has searched out different lands.

b) He decided on Canaan.

i) It was a land flowing with milk and honey.

ii) It was “the glory of all lands”.

3. A strong word of admonition given to the children of Israel.

a) They must throw away the abominations of Egypt.

b) Egypt was an idolatrous land.

c) The children of Israel must never worship idols.

d) They would only defile themselves if they practised idolatry.

4. “I am the Lord your God”

a) This was the covenant right of God to exercise His authority.

b) He had delivered Israel out of slavery.

c) He expects Israel to obey Him fully in this matter.

d) Did the children of Israel fully obey the Lord their God?