Week 49, Day 2: The Blessings

Today’s Reading:  Leviticus 26:1 – 27:34

Some thoughts from the reading..

Chapter 26 records again for us the blessings that God promised to Israel at Mount Sinai if they would be faithful to Him.  In yesterday’s reading we were told that in the year before the Sabbath year, the seventh year in which the land was given rest, that God would cause the land to bring forth three times as much.  It would be enough to feed them for that 6th year, the 7th year of rest and during the plowing time of the 8th year.  I was impressed with this aspect that God would cause the ground to produce 3x as much as normal.  And yet that is the kinds of things God promised to Israel if they were faithful.  26:6-9 gives some examples of these types of blessings.  No harmful beasts in the land, no sword passing through, 5 men of Israel will put to flight 100 of their enemies men, 100 men of Israel will put to flight 10,000, an so God would be with them causing them to be fruitful and multiply.  When Israel entered the land of Canaan we see these kinds of promises fulfilled.  They won battles over stronger, more numerous people and yet they did not loose any in battle.  Amazing blessings.  God would reward them richly for being faithful. 

Question:  Are the blessings that God promises us more or less than such blessings given to Israel?  In what ways are they different?

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