Deuteronomy 28:1-18; Oct 23, 2022; Obey God - Be Blessed, Disobey - Be Cursed

In this week’s study, Pastor Kevin shows how both the Blessings (for obedience to God) and the Curses (for disobedience) of Deuteronomy 28 were realized in Israel from the time Joshua lead the Israelites across the Jordan River into the Promised Land until their eventual deportations: the northern kingdom, Israel to Assyrian in 722 B.C. and the southern kingdom, Judah, to Babylon in 586 B.C. Although Deuteronomy 28 is not written to the church today, it is written for us, and we see parallels in the history of the United States. Comparing the history of Israel with current events in our country / world, we can expect the rate of decline in our society to only accelerate. However, the believers’ hope lies not in the world but in the soon and “glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ” (Titus 2:13), and Pastor Kevin exhorts us, despite the increasing pressure to do so, “do not turn aside from any of the words which I [God] command you today, to the right or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them” (Deuteronomy 28:14).
Associated notes and links are at calvarypo.org under Sermon Archives, Deuteronomy, https://calvarypo.org/sermons/obey-god-be-blessed-disobey-be-cursed-deut-281-18/