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Leviticus 26 (Part 2)

The Punishment for Unbelief

Continuing on in Leviticus 26, we notice a dramatic shift from the overwhelming blessings that God desires to pour out upon those that keep the covenant. The blessings could be split into three categories:

1. The blessing of rain from the heavens resulting in a miraculous and abundant harvest. The Christian cannot make the heavens rain, but in keeping the covenant of grace, God has promised to open heaven’s windows and provide a bountiful harvest of the fruit of His Spirit.
2. The blessing of a conquering and overcoming of any evil beast or any multitude of the enemy. The Christian cannot overwhelm the powers of this world or the works of Satan, but through our God we shall do valiantly. This blessing is a blessing regarding the battle against the enemy.
3. The final category is the overflowing barns. God fills the Christian brim-full so that they have “strength to spare,” so to speak.

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Leviticus 26 (Part 1)

Leviticus 26 is a profound chapter full of convicting truths. In essence God speaks to the people of Israel and delineates a series of “if/thens.” The first section deals with the “if/then” of walking in God’s paths, keeping his commandments and doing them, and the subsequent blessings that God would pour out:

Leviticus 26:3 – If ye walk in my statutes, and keep my commandments, and do them; Then . . .

The second half of the chapter has statements like this:

Leviticus 26:14-15 18, 21, 23, 27-28

But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments; And if ye shall despise my statutes, or if your soul abhor my judgments, so that ye will not do all my commandments, but that ye break my covenant: [then] . . .  [Read more…] about Eating the Old Store