8. " ' "But they refused to obey me. They would not listen to me. They did not get rid of the evil gods they worshiped. And they did not turn away from Egypt's gods. So I said I would pour out all of my burning anger on them in Egypt.
9. " ' "But I wanted my name to be honored. I kept it from being treated as if it were not holy. I did not want that to happen in front of the nations my people lived among. I had made myself known to Israel in the sight of those nations. I had brought my people out of Egypt.
10. " ' "So I led them out of Egypt. I brought them into the Desert of Sinai.
11. I gave them my rules. I made my laws known to them. The one who obeys them will live by them.