Text: Ezekiel 20:9
OT Text Referred to: Psalm 106:8
Subject: redemption for name's sake in poetic retrospective
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): Longitudinal Theme
Significance: Both Ezekiel 20:9 and Psalm 106:8 describe God's decision to act "for the sake of His name" (לְמַעַן שְׁמִי, lema'an shemi) rather than destroying Israel in Egypt/at the Red Sea. The shared theological logic is identical: Israel deserved judgment, but God restrained His wrath to prevent His name from being profaned (חָלַל, chalal) among the nations. Psalm 106:8 adds that God acted "to make His mighty power known," while Ezekiel 20:9 specifies that God's concern was His reputation "in the eyes of the nations among whom they lived." Both texts portray divine mercy rooted not in Israel's merit but in God's jealousy for His own name and covenantal reputation.