Deuteronomy 28b Commentary
Using graphics to explain biblical truths isn’t a modern invention. Running through these verses is like watching a PowerPoint presentation. The visuals are very powerful.
In Genesis 3, man has to sweat for a living. Deuteronomy 28 gives us powerful graphics for this sad state of affairs. There is a curse on the works of my hands. The land (or ground) will produce very little. I will build a house but fail to live in it. The list is long.
These curses have the effect of reducing humanity to nothing. He is no longer in charge of his destiny. He can no longer rule over his own destiny.
Nothing works.
To rule is to have rules that function in a prescribed way to achieve a known objective or result. Disobedience brings about lawlessness.
We think of lawlessness in terms of freedom from the law or the rules. It sounds positive because I can now do what I have always wanted to do – I can exceed the speed limit! But lawlessness means nothing works. It means your handwork results in nothing because the equations no longer function.
Yes, you can exceed your speed limit but know the clouds will also be free not to drop rain. The wind will exceed the speed limit but against your house.
“…wasting disease, with fever and inflammation, with scorching heat and drought, with blight and mildew, which will plague you until you perish.” Why not? Laws are broken. Disobedience. It’s always negative!
“The sights you see will drive you mad.” Verse 34. What happens when disobedience happens!
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