The prophet Ezekiel also speaks of God's deeds in the past in order to bring right thinking and behavior into the present life of Judah ( 6:9 Ezekiel 16:22 Ezekiel 16:43 Ezekiel 16:60-63 20:43 36:31 ). The exodus or deliverance of Israel by Yahweh from Egypt is central to this remembering (see 5:15 15:15 Deuteronomy 16:3 Deuteronomy 16:12 Deuteronomy 24:18 Deuteronomy 24:22 and cf. The Book of Deuteronomy is rich in its call to remember the words and deeds of God. For God not to remember human sin is for God to forgive ( Psalm 25:7 Jer 31:34 ). The call for God to remember his unique relation to Israel does not mean that God always remembers to bless, for in his justice he will also punish ( Jer 14:10 Hosea 7:2 8:13 9:9 ). "I will remember my covenant with Jacob and my covenant with Abraham" ( Le 26:42 ). God also rememers the actual occasion of the making of his covenant(s) ( Exod 32:13 Deut 9:27 2 Chron 6:42 ). He also remembers his covenant with Noah ( Gen 9:15 ).
On at least ten occasions, Yahweh is said to remember his covenantal relation with Israel ( Lev 26:45 Psalm 105:8 106:45 111:5 ). Not only does Israel remember Yahweh, but Yahweh actually remembers his relation to his people. Yahweh is bound to his elect people, Israel, by his covenant and thus there is a unique relation between the two covenant partners. When, however, God is the One who is remembered in prayer and ritual, or, when it is believed by the faithful that God himself is actually remembering his own relation to his people, then "to remember" with its appropriate nouns becomes a special verb in the religious vocabulary of Israel and the church of God.
To remember is a normal part of the activity of the human mind.
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