Ezekiel 20:9
But I wrought for my name’s sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, among whom they were, in whose sight I made myself known unto them, in bringing them forth out of the land of Egypt.
Cross-reference
Ezekiel 20:14 repeats almost verbatim the same reason—God acted for His name's sake—after another rebellion in the wilderness.
Ezekiel 20:22 reiterates the identical motive—God withheld judgment for His name—following yet another generation's disobedience.
Ezekiel 20:44 reiterates God's motivation 'for my name's sake'—a direct internal echo reinforcing the same theme.
Ezekiel 36:21 shows God's concern for His holy name again, now in exile after Israel profaned it among the nations.
Ezekiel 36:22 explicitly states God acts for His holy name, not for Israel's sake—the same principle motivating His restraint here.
Ezekiel 39:7 promises God will no longer let His holy name be profaned, fulfilling the concern displayed here for preserving His reputation.
Exodus 32:12 records Moses interceding with the same argument—God's reputation among the Egyptians—that God Himself cites here.
In 1 Samuel 12:22, Samuel declares God will not forsake His people for His great name's sake, directly paralleling God's action in Ezekiel.
In Joshua 7:9, Joshua appeals to God's great name, asking what He will do for it if Israel is destroyed — same motive as Ezekiel.
In Deuteronomy 32:27, God spares Israel to prevent enemies boasting against Him, directly echoing the concern for His name among the nations.
Deuteronomy 9:28 recounts Moses' intercession citing potential mockery by the nations—the same concern for God's name that drives His action.
Numbers 14:13-25 shows Moses pleading for Israel using the same concern—what the nations think of God—paralleling God's own motive.
In Daniel 9:19, Daniel pleads for God to act for His own sake, directly echoing the motivation in Ezekiel 20:9 to preserve His name among the nations.
In Exodus 14:4, God says He will gain honor through Pharaoh, directly parallel to acting for His name's sake in Ezekiel.
In Joel 2:17, priests plead 'Spare your people... lest the nations say, Where is their God?' directly mirroring Ezekiel 20:9's concern for God's name among the nations.
Jeremiah 14:7 pleads with God to act for His name's sake—the same appeal that motivates God's action in Ezekiel.
Isaiah 48:11 repeats God acts for His own sake to avoid defamation—echoes Ezekiel's concern for not profaning His name.
Isaiah 48:9 explicitly states God delays wrath for His name's sake—identical motivation to Ezekiel 20:9.
Isaiah 43:25 says God blots out sins for His own sake—directly parallels Ezekiel's motive of acting for His name.
In Isaiah 37:35, God saves Jerusalem for His own sake—same rationale as Ezekiel's action for His name's sake.
In Psalm 106:8, God saved Israel 'for his name's sake'—the exact same rationale as Ezekiel 20:9.
In Psalm 79:9, the plea 'for your name's sake' directly matches the motive of God's action in Ezekiel 20:9.
In Psalm 25:11, David asks forgiveness 'for your name's sake'—the exact phrase behind God's motivation in Ezekiel.
In Nehemiah 9:10, God made a name through signs in Egypt, the same historical basis for acting for his name.
In 1 Chronicles 17:21, God makes a name by redeeming Israel, directly echoing the motive of Ezekiel 20:9.
In 2 Samuel 7:23, God makes a name for himself by redeeming Israel—the same motive of acting for his name's sake.
In Numbers 14:16, Moses notes the nations would say God couldn't bring Israel in — exactly the profanation Ezekiel avoids by acting for His name.
In 1 Kings 20:28, God acts to prove he is LORD over valleys as well, defending his name like in Ezekiel 20:9.
In Leviticus 26:45, God remembers the covenant and brought them out in sight of nations, connecting to the public display in Ezekiel.
In 1 Kings 8:42, the nations hear of God's great name, adding the theme of reputation among nations that the main verse seeks to protect.
In Hosea 11:9, God withholds wrath because He is God, not man—parallel to Ezekiel 20:9 where He spares Israel for His name's sake rather than destroying them.