God knew that they would experience both blessings and curses. There would be times when the nation turned to God. In those times they would experience His blessing. Then there would be times when they turned away from Him. In those times they would experience the judgements.
The people were to learn from these experiences, and no matter how far they had strayed, if they turned back to the Lord they would be completely restored. The same is true today. Anyone who turns to the Lord will be restored, it does not matter how far you have gone away from Him.
We then get promises that the restoration would be greater than what was before. The restored nation would be more numerous and prosperous than the nation that entered the Promised Land. Their hearts would be circumcised, ie there would be inward changes in the nature of the people. This would produce a people who willingly obey the Lord.
All these things are fulfilled in Jesus Christ. There are now millions upon millions of Christians, and through the Holy Spirit we are transformed.
The command of the Lord was very simple. It was not something that was beyond reach, but was very straightforward. So it is with the call to follow Christ. We have a very simple choice before us, to choose death or to choose life.
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