9. But I didn’t do it, for I acted to protect the honor of my name. I would not allow shame to be brought on my name among the surrounding nations who saw me reveal myself by bringing the Israelites out of Egypt.
10. So I brought them out of Egypt and led them into the wilderness.
11. There I gave them my decrees and regulations so they could find life by keeping them.
12. And I gave them my Sabbath days of rest as a sign between them and me. It was to remind them that I am the lord, who had set them apart to be holy.
13. “But the people of Israel rebelled against me, and they refused to obey my decrees there in the wilderness. They wouldn’t obey my regulations even though obedience would have given them life. They also violated my Sabbath days. So I threatened to pour out my fury on them, and I made plans to utterly consume them in the wilderness.
14. But again I held back in order to protect the honor of my name before the nations who had seen my power in bringing Israel out of Egypt.