Ezekiel 20:19

I am the Lord your God; walk in my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them;

Cross-reference

Ezekiel 37:24 repeats the same call to walk in ordinances and statutes, now under the Davidic king's rule.

Ezekiel 11:20 uses nearly identical language about walking in God's statutes — reinforcing the same covenantal call.

Exodus 20:3 Citation

Exodus 20:3 is the first commandment after 'I am the LORD your God' — directly echoing the preamble in Ezekiel 20:19.

Psalm 81:9 Parallel

Psalm 81:9 forbids strange gods — echoes the first commandment, reinforcing the exclusive worship required.

Deuteronomy 12:32 commands careful doing without adding or taking away — a direct parallel to Ezekiel's 'walk in my statutes'.

Deuteronomy 6:1 states the statutes and rules God commanded to teach, forming the same basis for obedience as Ezekiel's call.

Deuteronomy 5:33 uses 'walk in all the way' — a parallel image to 'walk in my statutes' — linking obedience to life.

Deuteronomy 5:7 is the first commandment forbidding other gods — specific command implied by walking in God's statutes.

Deuteronomy 5:6 repeats the divine self-identification that grounds the call to obey — same basis as Ezekiel 20:19.

Deuteronomy 5:1 uses nearly identical language — 'hear the statutes and rules and be careful to do them' — reinforcing the call to obey.

Exodus 20:2 Citation

Exodus 20:2 is the preface to the Ten Commandments: 'I am the LORD your God' — the same divine self-identification that introduces the command to walk in his statutes in Ezekiel.

Psalm 50:7 Parallel

Psalm 50:7 echoes the covenantal self-identification 'I am God, your God' — the same basis for the call to obedience in Ezekiel 20:19.

Leviticus 18:4 parallels Ezekiel 20:19 almost verbatim: 'You shall do my ordinances and keep my statutes and walk in them.'

Psalm 89:30 Parallel

Psalm 89:30 uses the same language of walking in God's ordinances — a condition for the Davidic covenant that parallels the command in Ezekiel 20:19.

Leviticus 18:2 uses the identical self-identification formula 'I am the LORD your God' that opens Ezekiel 20:19, grounding the commands in God's authority.

Psalm 105:45 says God gave the land so Israel could keep His statutes — the same purpose behind the command in Ezekiel 20:19.

Deuteronomy 7:4-6 warns against intermarriage leading to idolatry — a concrete application of exclusive obedience.

Deuteronomy 8:20 warns of perishing for not obeying — the negative counterpart to Ezekiel's positive command to walk in statutes.

Deuteronomy 4:1 similarly commands Israel to listen and do God's statutes to live, echoing the same covenant obedience theme.

Nehemiah 9:14 Historical context

Nehemiah 9:14 recounts God giving the law on Sinai — the same statutes Ezekiel 20:19 commands Israel to walk in during the wilderness.

Psalm 19:7-11 celebrates the perfection and value of God's statutes — the same laws Ezekiel 20:19 commands Israel to follow.

Deuteronomy 5:32 commands careful obedience without turning aside, widening the same exhortation to follow God's commands.