8 “But they rebelled against Me and were unwilling to listen to Me. None of them cast away the detestable things that were before their eyes, nor did they forsake the idols of Egypt. So I resolved to pour out My fury upon them, to expend My anger upon them in the midst of the land of Egypt.
9 But I acted, for the sake of My Name, to keep it from being profaned in the eyes of the nations, where they were, in whose sight I made Myself known to them, to bring them out from the land of Egypt.
10 So I led them out from the land of Egypt and brought them into the wilderness.
11 I gave them My laws and taught them My judgments, which if a man does, he will live by them.
12 I also gave them My Shabbatot, as a sign between Me and them, so that they would know that I am Adonai who made them holy.
13 “But the house of Israel rebelled against Me in the wilderness. They did not walk in My statutes. They rejected My judgments, which if a man does, he will live by them. They greatly profaned My Shabbatot. Then I resolved to pour out My fury on them in the wilderness to consume them.
14 But for the sake of My Name I did what would keep it from being profaned in the eyes of the nations in whose sight I had brought them out.