Called out of Egypt

5And say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: On the day when I chose Israel, I lifted up my hand to the offspring of the house of Jacob and made myself known to them in the land of Egypt; I lifted up my hand to them, saying, “I am Yahweh your God.”’

6On that day I raised my hand to them, to bring them out from the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them, flowing with milk and honey; it is the glory of all lands.

7And I said to them, ‘Each man, throw away the detestable things before his eyes, and do not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt. I am Yahweh your God.’

8But they rebelled against me and refused to listen to me. None of them cast away the detestable things before their eyes or abandoned the idols of Egypt. So I said that I would pour out my wrath on them, bringing my anger against them to its full measure in the midst of the land of Egypt.

9But I acted for the sake of my name, so that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations among whom they were, to whom I had made myself known in their sight by bringing them out of the land of Egypt.

10So I brought them out from the land of Egypt and brought them into the wilderness.

11I gave them my statutes, and I made my judgments known to them, which, if a man does them, he will live by them.

12I also gave them my Sabbaths to be a sign between me and them, so that they might know that I am Yahweh who sanctifies them.