Leviticus 26 (Part 3)
The Unending Mercy of God
David tells us in Psalms 62:12, that, “Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work.†Therefore, it should not come as a surprise that God would say, through Moses, in Leviticus 26 that despite all the rebellion of the Israelites, “If they shall confess their iniquity … Then will I remember my covenant (Leviticus 26:40a, 42a).â€
We often treat God as if He is a vegetable in those “slap-chop†gizmos. We throw Him in, and slice and dice and deal with

His attributes as separate entities; rather than as a composite whole. God is not His attributes; He is. All that He is, He always will be, and always has been! Thus, though we read in this chapter of the horrendous crimes which the people of Israel would eventually commit (i.e. walking away from the covenant, worshipping idols, and the subsequent curses), there is a enveloping sense that God will remain changeless through it all. God makes it clear what His action will be in regards to either obeying or disobeying the covenant He gives. For obedience He will give blessing, for rebellion He will resist, oppose, and bring a curse.
The entire history of Israel is one of a colossal failure on the part of man. The Israelites broke the covenant surprisingly quickly. Yet, through it all God extends this Gospel promise: “If they shall confess their iniquity … Then will I remember my covenant (Leviticus 26:40a, 42a).†It is not as if their confessing jars God’s memory, but rather, their repentance and returning will discover unto them the fact that God is not slack in keeping His promise (2 Pet. 3:9).
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