20 And hallow my sabbaths; and they shall be a sign between me and you, that ye may know that I am the Lord your God.
20 Keep my Sabbaths holy, that they may be a sign between us. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God."
20 and keep my Sabbaths holy that they may be a sign between me and you, that you may know that I am the Lord your God.
20 Keep my Sabbaths as holy rest days, signposts between me and you, signaling that I am God, your God."
20 hallow My Sabbaths, and they will be a sign between Me and you, that you may know that I am the Lord your God.'
20 and keep my Sabbath days holy, for they are a sign to remind you that I am the Lord your God.'
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ezekiel 20:20
Commentary on Ezekiel 20:10-26
(Read Ezekiel 20:10-26)
The history of Israel in the wilderness is referred to in the new Testament as well as in the Old, for warning. God did great things for them. He gave them the law, and revived the ancient keeping of the sabbath day. Sabbaths are privileges; they are signs of our being his people. If we do the duty of the day, we shall find, to our comfort, it is the Lord that makes us holy, that is, truly happy, here; and prepares us to be happy, that is, perfectly holy, hereafter. The Israelites rebelled, and were left to the judgments they brought upon themselves. God sometimes makes sin to be its own punishment, yet he is not the Author of sin: there needs no more to make men miserable, than to give them up to their own evil desires and passions.