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NASB | Ezekiel 20:5 and say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "On the day when I chose Israel and swore to the descendants of the house of Jacob and made Myself known to them in the land of Egypt, when I swore to them, saying, I am the LORD your God, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Ezekiel 20:5 and say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "On the day when I chose Israel and lifted up My hand and swore to the descendants of the house of Jacob and made Myself known to them in the land of Egypt, when I swore to them, saying, I am the LORD your God, |
Subject: Prove Myself holy among you? |
Bible Note: Hi Searcher, With a name like Holy Spirit, why should He have to prove Himself holy. Right? 1) The NKJ in Isaiah 5:16 states that fact much as it does in Ezekiel 20:41. "I will be hallowed" in Ezek 20:41, and in Isaiah 5:16, "But the Lord of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, And God who is holy shall be hallowed in righteousness." The NASB for Isaiah 5:16, "But the Lord of hosts will be exalted in judgment, And the holy God will show Himself holy in righteousness." So in those examples, the versions are consistent in how they express His holiness, even though in different ways. 2) A look at Isaiah 8:13 for another example shows that there is not always consistency. Isaiah 8:13, NASB, "It is the Lord of hosts whom you should regard as holy." Isaiah 8:13, NKJ, "The Lord of hosts, Him you shall hallow;" 3) Yet they are the same in this expression of His holiness in other verses. Isaiah 29:23, "But when he [Jacob] sees his children, The work of My hands, in his midst, They will hallow My name, And hallow the Holy One of Jacob, And fear the God of Israel." Isaiah 29:23, NASB, "But when he sees his children, the work of My hands, in his midst, They will sanctify My name; Indeed, they will sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, And will stand in awe of the God of Israel." 4) Another verse of interest to me in looking at God being sanctified, set apart, proven holy is 1 Peter 3:15. 1 Peter 3:15, NASB, "but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts,..." 1 Peter 3:15, NKJ, "But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts,..." I think that it is in that way that He Himself is proven holy. He is one with the Father. From the heart, Ray |