LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 26:1 Blessings and Curses. Covenant documents include a list of consequences. Verses Leviticus 26:1 display the blessings if Israel obeys the covenant; vv. Leviticus 26:14 pronounce curses for disobedience. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("im [ Continue Reading ]
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 26:3__ If the Israelites are faithful to the Word of God, then they will be blessed with abundance, a visible sign of the Lord’s presence. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 26:18 SEVENFOLD means “fully” or “completely.” ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 26:27 IF IN SPITE OF THIS YOU WILL NOT LISTEN. The retribution for continued rebellion includes a horrific lapse into cannibalism and the destruction of the religious centers, the CITIES, and the LAND. The Lord’s wrath is actually carried out by the people’s ENEMIES. ⇐ ⇔... [ Continue Reading ]
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 26:34 When the people are punished by being pushed out of the land, the LAND will benefit by having REST (compare Leviticus 25:2). The verb ENJOY is a personification: the land will be purified and recover its holiness. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("i... [ Continue Reading ]
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 26:40__ If the people repent, God will deliver them from exile and restore them to the Land of Promise. UNCIRCUMCISED HEART. Although the Israelites are circumcised in the flesh, their unbelieving, disobedient hearts are actually like the hearts of the pagan peoples. ⇐ ⇔... [ Continue Reading ]