Part 3: Deuteronomy 29:21-29
(V21) “And the Lord shall separate him unto evil
out of all the tribes of Israel, according to all the curses of the covenant that are written in this book of the law:”
(V21) God is sternly warning the Israelites that because they received His blessings by obeying His commandments they should expect the curses that accompanies disobedience. Here again, I must warn this present generation that when our forefathers drafted the articles of our constitution they quoted some of the words used by Moses in this covenant. Now it would stand to reason that if this nation has been blessed because we were obedient to the commandments of this covenant, then for our disobedience we should be prepared for the curses that are now coming upon us.
(V22) “So that the generation to come of your children that shall rise up after you, and the stranger that shall come from a far land, shall say, when they see the plagues of that land, and the sicknesses which the Lord hath laid upon it;”
(V22) The children of Israel are reminded of the book of the law where the curses are written down, so when people from faraway places arrive on the scene they can view the results of the judgments of God upon a disobedient land.
(V23) “And that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, and burning, that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass growth therein, like the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim, which the Lord overthrew in his anger, and in his wrath:”
(V23) The entire land is discolored, salty, and on fire and not even suitable for a blade of grass to take root. In fact, it’s compared to the condition of the land when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.
(V24) “Even all nations shall say, Wherefore hath the Lord done thus unto this land? What meaneth the heat of this great anger?”
(V24) When other nations question why the Lord did so unto this land the answer would be given because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob to serve pagan gods.
(V25) “Then men shall say, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord God of their father, which he made with them when he brought them forth out of the land of Egypt:”
(V25) At that time it was said that the reason for God’s judgment against that land was because they forsook the covenant that God had made with them when they were delivered out of the evil hands of Pharaoh.
(V26) “For they went and served other gods, and worshipped them, gods whom they knew not, and whom he had not given unto them:”
(V26) After leaving Egypt, the wilderness multitude turned to idol worship and served false gods that had not been introduced to them by Jehovah - the one true God of the Israelites.
(V27) “And the anger of the Lord was kindled against this land, to bring upon it all the curses that are written in this book:”
(V27) In this verse the righteous anger of the Lord was ignited against the land to bring all the curses upon it that were written in the book.
(V28) “And the Lord rooted them out of their land in anger, and in wrath, and in great indignation, and cast them into another land, as it is this day.”
(V28) Because of their rejecting of the Lord in fury, wrath, and great exasperation He displaced them from their homeland and hurled them into another country just like it is today.
(V29) “The secret things belong unto the Lord our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law.”
(V29) William MacDonald says that while there are certain secret things that belong to the Lord, especially matters concerning His judgments Moses reminded the people that their responsibility was clearly revealed--to keep the covenant of the Lord.
This is the end of this blog, but before I lay the computer to rest there is one question I must ask: ARE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY RAPTURE READY????
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