Blessings for Obedience

26 “You shall not make (A)idols for yourselves or erect an (B)image or (C)pillar, and you shall not set up a (D)figured stone in your land to bow down to it, for I am the Lord your God. (E)You shall keep my Sabbaths and reverence my sanctuary: I am the Lord.

(F)“If you walk in my statutes and observe my commandments and do them, then (G)I will give you your rains in their season, and the land shall yield its increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit. (H)Your threshing shall last to the time of the grape harvest, and the grape harvest shall last to the time for sowing. And (I)you shall eat your bread to the full and (J)dwell in your land securely. (K)I will give peace in the land, and (L)you shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid. And (M)I will remove harmful beasts from the land, (N)and the sword shall not go through your land. You shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword. (O)Five of you shall chase a hundred, and a hundred of you shall chase ten thousand, and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword. (P)I will turn to you and (Q)make you fruitful and multiply you and will confirm my covenant with you. 10 You shall eat (R)old store long kept, and you shall clear out the old to make way for the new. 11 (S)I will make my dwelling[a] among you, and my soul shall not abhor you. 12 (T)And I (U)will walk among you and will be your God, and you shall be my people. 13 (V)I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that you should not be their slaves. (W)And I have broken the bars of your yoke and made you walk erect.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 26:11 Hebrew tabernacle

Rewards for Obedience

26 “You are not to make worthless idols, images, or pillars for yourselves, nor set up for yourselves carved images to bow down to them in the land, because I am the Lord your God.

“You are to keep my Sabbath and fear my sanctuary. I am the Lord.

“If you live[a] by my statutes, obey my commands, and observe them, then I’ll send[b] your rain in its season so that the land will yield its produce and the trees of the field will yield their fruit. Threshing will extend to the time of vintage and the vintage will extend to the time of sowing, so that you’ll eat your bread to your satisfaction and live securely in your land. I’ll give peace in the land so that you’ll lie down without fear. I’ll remove wild[c] beasts from the land, and not even war will come to[d] your land. Instead, you’ll pursue your enemies and they’ll die[e] by the sword before you. Five of you will chase a hundred, a hundred of you will chase ten thousand, and your enemies will fall by the sword before you.

“I’ll look after you, ensuring that you’ll be fruitful. I’ll increase your number[f] and keep[g] my covenant with you. 10 When you have consumed what was stored of the old, then you’ll take out the old and replace it with what’s new. 11 I’ll set up my tent in your midst and I[h] won’t loathe you. 12 I’ll walk among you. I will be your God, and you’ll be my people. 13 I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt so that you will no longer be their slaves, since I’ve broken their oppressive yoke upon you to make you walk upright.”

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 26:3 Lit. walk
  2. Leviticus 26:4 Lit. give
  3. Leviticus 26:6 Lit. evil
  4. Leviticus 26:6 Lit. sword won’t pass through
  5. Leviticus 26:7 Lit. fall
  6. Leviticus 26:9 Lit. multiply you
  7. Leviticus 26:9 Lit. raise or establish
  8. Leviticus 26:11 Lit. my soul