Session 13
Leviticus 26:1-13
Memory Verse: Leviticus 26:12
Many ancient treaties included curses detailing the consequences of treaty violation.
Even those that listed blessings as incentives for loyalty emphasized the curses by mentioning them first.
Biblical covenants that used a treaty form, however, always emphasized how God would bless those who continued to love and follow Him.
For example, God promised obedient Israel His blessings of guidance and protection before identifying the consequences of disobedience (Ex. 23:20-33).
We worship and serve a God who loves and longs to bless us.
That’s why He gave us wise instructions in His Word to guide us and,
more importantly, why He sent His Son to redeem us and lead us into eternal life.
Road signs-we probably think about them right after we notice the blue lights flashing.
In the 1920s, representatives from Wisconsin, Indiana, and Minnesota developed the first uniform road signs.
Round signs were for railroad crossings.
Octagons meant STOP.
Diamonds signified curves ahead.
Speed limit signs were rectangular and yield signs, triangular.
Today, colors, shapes, and sizes of road signs are standardized.
The signs are constant reminders of what we should-and shouldn’t-do while driving. (PSG, p. 118)
traffic signs are intended to keep us and others safe.
compare traffic signs with God’s commandments.
God’s commands can keep us safe,
but they also help us understand what it means to be holy as God is holy.
God focused the Israelites’ attention on the value of being holy as they followed Him.
As His people, we need to remember that we are still called to be holy as He is holy.