Ezek.16.8

Ezekiel 16:8

KJV GOD

Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy time was the time of love; and I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy nakedness: yea, I sware unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord God, and thou becamest mine.

Jerusalem’s Unfaithfulness

Cross References

Genesis 22:16

KJV GOD

And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:

The LORD Provides the Sacrifice

Exodus 19:5

KJV GOD

Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:

Israel at Mount Sinai

Exodus 24:7

KJV

And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the audience of the people: and they said, All that the Lord hath said will we do, and be obedient.

The Covenant Sealed

Exodus 24:8

KJV

And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which the Lord hath made with you concerning all these words.

The Covenant Sealed

Ruth 3:9

KJV

And he said, Who art thou? And she answered, I am Ruth thine handmaid: spread therefore thy skirt over thine handmaid; for thou art a near kinsman.

Ruth’s Redemption Assured

Jeremiah 2:2

KJV GOD

Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the Lord; I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown.

Israel Has Forsaken God

Ezekiel 20:5

KJV GOD

¶ And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; In the day when I chose Israel, and lifted up mine hand unto the seed of the house of Jacob, and made myself known unto them in the land of Egypt, when I lifted up mine hand unto them, saying, I am the Lord your God;

Israel’s Rebellion in Egypt

Hosea 2:7

KJV GOD

And she shall follow after her lovers, but she shall not overtake them; and she shall seek them, but shall not find them: then shall she say, I will go and return to my first husband; for then was it better with me than now.

Israel’s Adultery Rebuked

Hosea 2:15

KJV GOD

And I will give her her vineyards from thence, and the valley of Achor for a door of hope: and she shall sing there, as in the days of her youth, and as in the day when she came up out of the land of Egypt.

God’s Mercy to Israel

Hosea 2:19

KJV GOD

And I will betroth thee unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in lovingkindness, and in mercies.

God’s Mercy to Israel

Hosea 2:20

KJV GOD

I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know the Lord.