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Leviticus 27: Vows and Dedications 0:09 Good morning. Welcome to Stand on the Word. Alright. Today, we are wrapping up the book of Leviticus chapters 26 and 27. And I'm gonna warn you upfront, this is gonna be a little shaky, so hold on. But I was out this0:21 morning for a walk. I ran upon, this site, and I said, you know what? This would be a great place to stand on the word. Verse 3, chapter 26, if you walk in my statutes and observe my commandments and0:33 do them, then then what? Well, that's what we're gonna look at in, just a moment. So today brings us to the end of another book on our 2 year journey.0:44 And, so how many books does this make so far? Well, I hope you're counting because tomorrow, we actually turn to the book of Numbers. And by the way, as0:56 we start a new book, this is a great time, to invite someone to join us on this 2 year journey through the bible. Point them to f r c dot o r g slash bible for the1:08 chronological reading plan. Or just simply have them text bible to 6 7 7 4 2. Alright. Leviticus chapter 26 is an if then passage, and, we're gonna look at that in just a moment1:20 in greater detail because that's actually our focus for the day. But I I first wanna take a very quick look at the last chapter. Chapter 27 is viewed by scholars as an appendix to the book of1:32 Leviticus providing guidance for voluntary vows and dedications that are made to the lord. It it also has an underlying message, and, ultimately, this is the message. Everything,1:44 our bodies, our lives, our our homes, our our children, our families, everything belongs to the lord. Now a biblical example of this type of a vow was what1:56 we saw, in with Hannah, who is in in, first Samuel. Actually, we'll read about this later. She, she voluntarily promised to dedicate her2:07 son Samuel to the lord if he granted her a child. So that's that's kind of a a type of vow. It's a voluntary. It's not mandatory. People can just make it. But under the guidelines of2:19 Leviticus 27, a person that is dedicated by a vow to the lord could be redeemed, meaning they wouldn't have to spend their life in the tabernacle as Samuel did, by an assigned valuation.2:32 Hannah, of course, chose instead to fulfill her vow by presenting Samuel, for lifelong service in the tabernacle. Now these guidelines or regulations ensure that vows were taken seriously. They were not made lightly,2:44 providing clear instructions for fulfilling such commitments. Alright. Verse 1, chapter 27. The lord spoke to Moses saying, speak to the people of Israel and say to them, if anyone makes a special vow to the lord2:56 involving the valuation of persons, then the valuation of a male from 20 years old up to 60 years old shall be 50 shekels of silver according to the shekel of the sanctuary. If the person is a female, the3:08 valuation shall be 30 shekels. If the person is from 5 years old up to 20 years old, the valuation shall be for a male 20 shekels and for a female 10 shekels. If the person is 1 is from a month old to 53:20 years, the valuation shall be for a male 5 shekels of silver and for a female, the valuation shall be 3 shekels of silver. And if the person is 60 years old or over, valuation for the male shall3:32 be 15 shekels and for a female, 10 shekels. And if someone is too poor to pay the valuation, then he shall be made to stand before the priest and the priest shall value him. The priest shall value him3:44 according to what the vower can afford. Then the chapter goes on to provide guidance for cattle or animals that are devoted to the lord, houses and land, and then guidance on ties3:56 on the increase from the Lord. Alright. So that's that's basically chapter 27. Let's go back to, to chapter 26. Alright. Let me this breaks down into a few parts. Verses, 1Blessings for Obedience 4:08 through 13 cover the blessings. This is the if then chapter we talked about. Verses 14 through 29 detail the curses, which actually come in 5 stages. Let's start with the4:20 blessing. Verse 1, chapter 26. You shall not make any idols for yourself or erect an image or pillar, and you shall not set up a figured stone in your hand to bow down to, for I am the Lord your God. You4:32 shall keep my Sabbaths and reference my sanctuary. I am the Lord. So actually, we see in these first 2 verses 2 of the 10 commandments. Now the focus is not only on4:43 erecting idols, which obviously leads to idolatry, but notice that with the prohibition is the preventative. Remember, to keep the Sabbath and reverence4:55 my sanctuary, if you're experiencing the real thing, why would you want a counterfeit? You see, a void in our lives is going to be filled with something. God says that if5:07 you will worship and you'll dedicate your life to me, then you're not going to have to worry about the counterfeit. Alright. Verse 3, if you walk in my statutes and observe my commandments and do them, then I will give5:19 you your reign in their season. Let's switch hands here. If you will, okay. Precious. Told you this is gonna be a little challenging.5:32 It says, if you'll walk in my statutes and observe my commandments to do them, then I will give you your reigns in their season and the land shall yield its increase and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.5:44 We we see this, phrase about a half a dozen times in this chapter if you then I. Verse 5, your threshing shall last to the time of the grape5:56 harvest and the grape harvest shall last to the time of sowing and you shall eat your bread to the full and dwell in the land securely. I will give peace in the land and you shall lie down and none of you shall make and6:07 none shall make you afraid. I will remove harmful beasts from the land and the sword shall not go through your land. You shall chase your enemy and they shall fall before you by the sword. 56:19 of you shall chase 101 hundred of you shall chase 10000 and your army shall fall before you like the sword. I will turn to you and make you fruitful6:31 and multiply you and give and will confirm my covenant with you. I will make my dwelling among you, and my soul shall not abhor you. And I will walk among you indeed and will be your God, and6:43 you shall be my people. I am Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that you should not be their slaves. And I have broken the bars of your yoke and made you all erect.6:55 God was giving them the promised land, but their ability to possess it, to remain in it, and to enjoy it was actually conditioned upon their obedience. Look what God promises. This is what he promised that7:07 they obey. He said, there'll be rain for your crops. There'll be an abundant sufficient supply of food, safety from attack, peace in the land, they would be the victor and not the vanquished,7:19 they would expand their nation. And here's the the the number 7, this is really the capstone. God would walk among them and be their God and they would be his people. They would have an identity. They would have a7:30 purpose, a mission. Now this promise was validated by who he was and what he had already done for them, but it was conditioned upon their obedience.7:42 You know, we have in Christ, we have life. But he came to give us abundant life. But how do we walk in that abundant life? We have to abide in him. Jesus said, if you love me, you'll keep my commandments. Next, we seeCurses of Disobedience and Hope in Repentance 7:53 more than twice as many verses outlining the consequences of choosing to disobey God and reject his commands. And the consequences that will follow, it actually comes they8:05 come in 5 stages intensifying with each new stage. Verse 14, but if you will not listen to me and will not do these commandments, then I will do this to you. I will visit you with panic, with8:17 wasting disease and fever that consume the eyes and make the heartache. And you shall sow your seed in vain for your enemies shall eat it. I will set my face against you8:29 and you shall be struck down before your enemies. Those who hate you shall rule over you and you shall flee when no 1 pursues you. Fear, fear would grip them. And in spite of this, if8:41 you will not listen to me, then I will discipline you again sevenfold for your sins. Now as you read the rest of the chapter, it looks very similar to what we will read later8:53 in the Kings and the Prophets. Why? Well, because this is a prophetic warning. God knows the choice that Israel would make to disobey him and he clearly warns them upfront9:05 what the punishments will be. God is not a god of surprises. He's not gonna surprise you with, you know, all of a sudden, chastising. He's warning us in advance what is required. He tells us.9:17 Here's the list of the consequences for rejecting god's word. Look at this. It says terror, alarm. I have sketching hands again. He says terror, alarm, or panic, this9:29 foreboding sense of pending destruction. Never able to enjoy what god has given you to the fear of walls or what's coming just around the corner. When's the next shoe going to drop? Wasting disease. Most likely, this is9:41 a part of the previous inhabitants being vomited out of the land. Historians, scholars, archaeologists say that there was a rampant sexually immorality9:55 that was surrounding that idolatry. Enemies would consume what they produced. Talk about a trade imbalance. They would be vanquished instead of being the victor.10:07 They would fear, and they would be fleeing instead of chasing. The refusal to repent and return to the Lord results in intensification of the punishment sevenfold. But10:19 here's the message of hope. Right? Here's the message of hope. Even at this point, notice it was stages. And at any point, if this stiff necked and rebellious people confessed and repented10:31 of their sins and the sins of their father as Nehemiah does, we'll see later, humbling themselves and acknowledging that God was just. Look, he says he would10:43 remember the covenant and he would have mercy on them. You know what? That principle still applies. God is waiting for us. Even when we stray, we turn10:54 away. He is waiting for us to come back to him, not to judge us, but like the father of the prodigal son, waiting with arms wide open.11:07 Father, we thank you for your love and for your mercy. But, Lord, we know that you have warned us. And so, Father, I pray that we would not have to go through the punishments, the chastisement that that that is designed11:18 to bring bring us back to you. Lord, you are holy. You require us to walk in holiness before you, not perfect, not imperfection. The Lord in hearts devoted to you. Lord, we have the Holy Spirit that11:30 strengthen us strengthens us on this journey, and I pray that you would strengthen us. Lord, that we would yield to your word, walk in your ways. But, Lord, if we if we stumble, Lord, may we know11:42 that you are ready to receive us back with open arms if we simply repent and return to you. Thank you for your love. Thank you for your grace. And Lord, thank you for the beauty of your creation11:54 that just simply reflects just a portion of your majestic nature. We thank you for12:01 it in12:02 Jesus' name. Amen. Alright. Thanks for joining me this morning. And until next time, keep standing on the word.12:11 Today's study comes from the stand on the word bible reading plan available for free at frc dot org slash bible. By following along in just a few minutes a day, you12:23 can read through the entire Bible in just 2 years. Learn more and request the free reading guide at frc dot org slash bible.In this video 0:00 Leviticus 27: Vows and Dedications4:04 Blessings for Obedience7:53 Curses of Disobedience and Hope in Repentance
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