Episode notes
Our final sermon in this 3-month Leviticus series ends with a call to obedience from God. We learn.
1. The Premise.
The basis of obedience is a relationship with God, who delivered Israel from the Egyptian bondage.
2. The Persuasion.
God offers rich blessings of prosperity, peace & His presence to His people if they should obey, with a language that resembles the Genesis account of life in Eden.
3. The Punishment.
Disobedience will result in the reverse of all the blessings attached to obedience. And God will escalate them if Israel persists in stubborn rebellion. The threats turn out to be real, as the passage reads more like a prophecy when one knows the history of the nation.
4. The Problem.
The root cause of their rebellion is the "pride of their power". They will forget God in the m ...
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