9. I acted for the sake of my reputation, so that I would not be profaned before the nations among whom they lived, before whom I revealed myself by bringing them out of the land of Egypt.
10. “‘So I brought them out of the land of Egypt and led them to the wilderness.
11. I gave them my statutes and revealed my regulations to them. The one who carries them out will live by them!
12. I also gave them my Sabbaths as a reminder of our relationship, so that they would know that I, the Lord, sanctify them.
13. But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness; they did not follow my statutes and they rejected my regulations (the one who obeys them will live by them), and they utterly desecrated my Sabbaths. So I decided to pour out my rage on them in the wilderness and destroy them.
14. I acted for the sake of my reputation, so that I would not be profaned before the nations in whose sight I had brought them out.
15. I also swore to them in the wilderness that I would not bring them to the land I had given them – a land flowing with milk and honey, the most beautiful of all lands.