However, all this disaster being a result of sin is actually good news, for it means that there is a solution. If the people repent of their sins and return to the Lord. If they repent of their unfaithfulness, if they humble themselves before the Lord. Then the Lord would remember His covenant with them. For our nations in the West we need to pray for repentance.
26:43-45
There are two key things to note here. The first is that the disasters are a result of the people’s sin. They rejected God’s laws and so are being punished for it. The second is that there is a way back. God would not abandon them completely, not even in the land of their enemies. God would remember His covenant, made with their ancestors when they came out of Egypt.
26:46
The section closes with “these are the decrees, the laws and the regulations that the Lord established at Mount Sinai”. The Lord made these through Moses. We can see a parallel here with the covenant He has made with us through Jesus Christ. What God established through Moses was binding on the people, what He has established through Christ is even more binding.
No comments:
Post a Comment