God, through the prophet Ezekiel, reminded the people again about His kindness and grace toward Israel while they were in bondage in the land of Egypt. Although they were a generation of rebellious and ungrateful people, yet God was still faithful to them. How was God gracious to Israel? 1) He chose Israel to be a peculiar people to Himself. Even as their condition and character were both flawed,... moreGod, through the prophet Ezekiel, reminded the people again about His kindness and grace toward Israel while they were in bondage in the land of Egypt. Although they were a generation of rebellious and ungrateful people, yet God was still faithful to them. How was God gracious to Israel? 1) He chose Israel to be a peculiar people to Himself. Even as their condition and character were both flawed, God kept His oath which He had sworn to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob that their descendants will be more in number than the stars in the sky and the sand by the seashore. And they will be His people and He will be their God. God had chosen Israel to be His peculiar people for an everlasting covenant. 2) He made Himself known to them by His name Jehovah. I raised My hand in an oath to them, saying, ‘I am the LORD your God.' The foundation of our blessing is found in God revealing Himself to us. If God did not show Himself to us as Jehovah Rapha, we would not know that He is our Healer. If He did not reveal that He is Jehovah Jireh, we would not have the assurance He is our Provider! We are blessed because He has chosen to bless us. Thus, whatever distress we are in, He that made Himself known to Israel can similarly find us and manifest His favor on us. view page