And ye shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword.
Leviticus 26:7 KJV commentary https://bible.com/bible/1/lev.26.7.KJV
Wow… It’s almost pure paradise for the children of Israel.
They were to be the dominant force if they walked with the lord.
https://bible.com/bible/1/lev.26.7.KJV
For I will have respect unto you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, and establish my covenant with you.
Leviticus 26:9 KJV commentary https://bible.com/bible/1/lev.26.9.KJV
Ow my lord and my God, just as we honour and respect people of worth… Here God is saying,
I have my ways… I am not some idol through whom disorder emanates.
No if you keep my decrees and honour my laws, , I will have respect for you.
And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people.
Leviticus 26:12 KJV commentary https://bible.com/bible/1/lev.26.12.KJV
Wow
Here was the ideal situation God was painting 🎨 for them if perhaps they will desire that and be lured into God’s beautiful plan for themhttps://bible.com/bible/1/lev.26.12.KJV
But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments; and if ye shall despise my statutes, or if your soul abhor my judgments, so that ye will not do all my commandments, but that ye break my covenant:
Leviticus 26:14-15 KJV commentary https://bible.com/bible/1/lev.26.14-15.KJV
What is the difference between commands, statutes and judgements.
Judgements is easier in that God decision concerning issues and cases that come up especially from breaking any of his laws.
So all these burnt offering, stoning offenders etc are his judgements concerning breaking his laws.
I presume then that his statutes are the same as his laws whiles his commandments May be like decrease.
I would have to search out the original Hebrew words https://bible.com/bible/1/lev.26.14-15.KJV
And I will break the pride of your power; and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass: Leviticus 26:19 KJV commentary https://bible.com/bible/1/lev.26.19.KJV
Since mostly they were farmers and shepherds an iron heaven represents no rain, and intense sun ☀ shine which burns and dries up.
And brazen earth 🌎 is as a result of an iron heavens and not just that but even that which is planted will yield little if at all.
Far little that what even a scorched earth 🌎 is supposed to yield https://bible.com/bible/1/lev.26.19.KJV
Leviticus 26:28 KJV[28] then I will walk contrary unto you also in fury; and I, even I, will chastise you seven times for your sins. commentary https://bible.com/bible/1/lev.26.28.KJV
I mean after all these for a people to refuse to yield and return to the lord?
What kind of a people are those. Such blessedness, blessedness in the sense that God will continue to even more extremes just to win them back to himself.
Why does he not let them alone till they self destruct like the other nations.Because they are his covenant people, and he always leaves even a remnant.
Oh lord bless me by yourself indeed that I will be a covenant people, that they always will he a remnant to do your will oh lord no matter how far of I or my seed stray from you.This I pray 🙏 oh lord
then will I remember my covenant with Jacob, and also my covenant with Isaac, and also my covenant with Abraham will I remember; and I will remember the land.
Leviticus 26:42 KJV commentary
https://bible.com/bible/1/lev.26.42.KJV
In verse 28 I prayed a prayer for covenant but in this verse I realized that we are already covenant children,
the covenant of Abraham we covert and so I know my prayer is heard not that God needs to consider a cutting a new covenant with me but that the old covenant of Abraham I am a part of so I covert the blessing of that covenant.
Of course that doesn’t mean he does renew or cut new covenants withing covenant.
We see he cut covenants with David all within the Abrahamic covenant
These are the statutes and judgments and laws, which the LORD made between him and the children of Israel in mount Sinai by the hand of Moses.
Leviticus 26:46 KJV commentary
https://bible.com/bible/1/lev.26.46.KJV
Amen I’m still trying to figure out the difference between commandments and statutes.
Could the statues be the numerous customs and rituals of cleansing etc whiles commandments are like the ten commandments and other laws for daily living?