The phrase "know that I am the Lord" typically preceded by "then you shall..." occurs 62 times in book of Ezekiel (RSV translation).
When God says something, we should pay attention. When He repeats Himself, we should be pay particular attention. And when He repeats Himself 62 times, we should spend all our attention bucks on what He is pointing out.
God's clear goal behind what He is doing and what He is going to do is that everyone will know that He is the Lord. This knowledge comes through judgment and deliverance, wrath and mercy, justice and salvation. But the end game is the same regardless: that everyone would know beyond a shadow of a doubt that He is the Lord.
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