In the book of Ezekiel we encounter one of the most revealing texts of Scripture. God, speaking to the captive Jews in Babylon, tells his people that he is ready to save them: Therefore say to the house of Israel, “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: It is not for your sake, house of Israel, that I am going to do these things, but for the sake of my holy name, which you have profaned among the nations where you have gone. I will show the holiness of my great name, which has been profaned among the nations, the name you have profaned among them. Then the nations will know that I am the Lord,
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