Live Safely In The Land

Leviticus 25:18-21 – “‘Follow my decrees and be careful to obey my laws, and you will live safely in the land. Then the land will yield its fruit, and you will eat your fill and live there in safety. You may ask, “What will we eat in the seventh year if we do not plant or harvest our crops?” I will send you such a blessing in the sixth year that the land will yield enough for three years.

Jeremiah 23:6 – In his days Judah will be saved and Israel will live in safety. This is the name by which he will be called: The Lord Our Righteous Savior.

Ezekiel 34:25 – “‘I will make a covenant of peace with them and rid the land of savage beasts so that they may live in the wilderness and sleep in the forests in safety.

Psalm 133:3 – It is as if the dew of Hermon were falling on Mount Zion. For there the Lord bestows his blessing, even life forevermore.

Psalm 134:3 – May the Lord bless you from Zion, he who is the Maker of heaven and earth.

Application:

• ·         Although Zedekiah did not live up to the meaning of his name, “The Lord is my righteousness”, Jesus the Messiah would bestow on His people the abundant blessings that come from the hands of a King who does what is just and right.
• ·         All of God’s covenants aim at peace.
• ·         God’s blessings flowed to Israel through the priestly ministrations at the sanctuary—epitomizing God’s redemptive mercies—and through heaven’s dew that sustained life in the fields—epitomizing God’s providential mercies in the creation order. Life was the great covenant blessing.
• ·         May the Lord bless you.

All Scripture verses taken from ESV