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Ezekiel 20:11

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

And I gave them my statutes, and shewed them my judgments, which [if] a man do, he shall even live in them.

Ezekiel 20:11 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Ezekiel 20:11

Theological / Devotional

Live in them. Compare Gal. 3:12. From Eze. 20:11 we must not conclude that all that was required was an outward, technical, and perfunctory keeping of certain definite precepts. God wished that man’s obedience should be prompted by love and by an intelligent appreciation of God’s character. However, through lack of spiritual training Israel was not at first able to enter into this higher relationship. Nevertheless God planned to lead the people into such an experience as rapidly as possible. It was never His purpose that throughout the OT period men should have such a limited grasp of the plan of salvation (see on ch. 16:60).

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