not wrong one another, but you shall fear your God; for I am the LORD your God.’ (Lev. 25:27) Another central way God expresses his desire to maintain his proper relational honor is through his desire to act for the sake of his name. He often reveals the foundational motivation for his acts by declaring them done ‘for the sake of my name’ (שְׁמִי לְמַעַן, lĕma’an šĕmi).12 God’s glory and his name are closely linked. Indeed, in the Old Testament, God’s glory and his name can be considered ‘two ways
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