Week 5 Leviticus
I finished reading Leviticus today.
At some previous point I’d underlined Chapter 26. Meaning I figured it was worthwhile.
And I noticed a couple of things today.
I noticed it’s a cause & effect chapter. It says that input actions will have reliable and predictable output responses. [I have the feeling that twenty-six would be a kind of disappointing read if I preferred doing whatever I wanted to do without any repercussions – a life of output-less inputs. Or disappointing if I wanted to do whatever I wanted to do and get only happy results – good consequences regardless of inputs.]
I noticed a similarity between twenty-six and Genesis two. Of course there’s the numbers difference: one couple vs. about two million Hebrews. But when I forget about that discrepancy the offer is the same: if-you-do-A-then-B-will-result, if-you-do-C-then-D-will-result. It’s your choice.
I noticed that the longest section in the chapter – the negative-inputs = negative-outcomes section – has six Ifs-&-Thens. With the last four Ifs-&-Thens it’s like there’s a bit of a pause to give people a chance to reconsider before ploughing on. Verses eighteen twenty-one twenty-three and twenty-seven reminded me of Pharaoh and the plagues.
And I noticed the last six verses of the chapter swing around, revert to a promise of hope of restoration. The desolate middle-section changes to a guarantee that if you confess your iniquity, become humble, and make amends then the Lord will remember his pledge with you. Your choice.