Leviticus 26
“If you walk in my statutes, and keep my commandments, and do them; Then I will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield her increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.” (Leviticus 26:3-4)
This chapter contains a conditional promise, a covenant of national prosperity to the nation of Israel, “if” they walk in His statutes. As long as Israel maintained a national regard to God's worship, statutes and commandments and did not turn aside to idolatry, the Lord continue to make good on His great and precious promises to their nation.
Back in chapter 25 the Lord told Moses, “Wherefore ye shall do my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them; and ye shall dwell in the land in safety. And the land shall yield her fruit, and ye shall eat your fill, and dwell there in safety.” (v.18-19)
However the flip side to this is God’s judgment on the nation if they choose not to follow His statues and break His covenant. Judgment would then fall on the nation (v.15-39) until they recognize their sin and repented. Then God would remember His covenant and restore them once again. (v. 40-46)
Make no mistake, the laws of God are absolute. When violated, the consequences are inevitable for both individuals and nations. If we walk in them, we are blessed. If we wonder from them, there are consequences.
The Truth
“The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry. The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. The righteous cry, and the Lord hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles.” (Psalm 34:15-17)
