Ezekiel 20:9-11

New Century Version

⁹ But I acted for the sake of my name so it would not be dishonored in full view of the nations where the Israelites lived. I made myself known to the Israelites with a promise to bring them out of Egypt while the nations were watching. ¹⁰ So I took them out of Egypt and brought them into the desert. ¹¹ I gave them my rules and told them about my laws, by which people will live if they obey them.