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Today's Reading: Leviticus 26

King James Version with Web Encyclopedia Links:Leviticus 26

Leviticus 26 is divided into two sections The first dealing with the reward for obedience (v.1-13)and the second is the punishment for disobedience. God reminded them (how quickly they forgot) not to make and worship idols, and to observe the Sabbaths (14.46). Please note that every promise in the Bible may not apply to us. We have to look at the passage, the historical situations, we have to look at little words before the promise such as IF, BUT, THEN, etc.. In today's passage we have the word IF. We tend to look at promises and say that's for me without looking at the prepositions or how the verse is related to passage. So in verse 3, IF ..then in verse 4 I will.... What it boils down in the Christian life at times are situations where God says "If you obey... then....." This section then says if you obey, you will have rain, abundant crops, prosperity, peace, conquer your enemies, etc...
We like this section.
The other section dealing with punishment, as humans, we don't want to deal with judgment and punishment. Notice the word again IF..., But IF...God will, logically bring the opposite of the promises above, that is, drought, famine, poverty, enemies invading, war and so on.
It is true that we are under the new Covenant where we are saved unconditionally but there are spiritual laws which when broken have consequences. Paul said in Galatians 6.7 "Do not be deceived. God is not mocked. A man sows what he reaps, from that nature will reapdestruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life." A very good historical example of this happened constantly in the book of Judges, when the Israelites, sinned, God punished them, they repented, God forgave them and the cycle repeats itself. Do not think because we are Christians that when we sin we can get away with it. In Hebrews 12.5-6, the author spoke about God disciplining His children because He loves them. There is no secret formula in the successful Christian life other than trusting and obeying just like the old hymn said "Trust and obey for there is no other way, to be happy in Jesus but to trust and obey."
We are almost done with Leviticus! Leviticus 27 speaks about redeeming what is the Lord. This chapter deals with vows made to the Lord. This meant that male and female servants (v.1-8), animals (v. 9-13), houses (v.14), land (v. 16-25) were voluntarily given to God. However sometimes, the people reneged on their vows. There was a penalty they had to pay if they wanted to redeem (buy it back with a price) what they had promised to God. Remember what you promise God, He expects you to keep that promise and He will hold you to that promise.

Leviticus 26 with Commentaries, verse by verse

Deffinbaugh on Leviticus 26
Stedman on Leviticus 26
Guzik on Leviticus
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