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Obedience Flows from Identity
Commentators explain that the command to "walk in my statutes" is directly based on the declaration "I am the Lord your God." Our obedience isn't just about following rules; it's the natural response to recognizing God as our Creator, Sustainer, and Covenant-keeping God. As John Calvin notes, because He is our God, He alone has the right to be our Lawgiver.
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Ezekiel
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Albert Barnes
On Ezekiel 20:10–26
18th Century
Theologian
The probation in the wilderness. The promise was forfeited by those to whom it was first conditionally made, but was renewed to their children.
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John Calvin
On Ezekiel 20:18–19
16th Century
Theologian
After God has shown that the obstinate wickedness of the people was such that they profited from neither harshness nor mercy, He now says that the …
John Gill
On Ezekiel 20:19
17th Century
Pastor
I [am] the Lord your God
Not only that had made them and preserved them, but had chosen them above all people to be …