How does Leviticus 26:3 connect with Jesus' teachings on obedience in the Gospels? The Covenant Call in Leviticus 26:3 “If you follow My statutes and carefully keep My commandments, I will give you rain in its season, and the land will yield its produce, and the trees of the field will bear their fruit.” (Leviticus 26:3–4) • “Follow” (walk) + “keep” (guard) = active, ongoing obedience • Blessing is promised as the direct consequence of faithful obedience Jesus Repeats the Same Framework • John 14:15 — “If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.” • John 15:10 — “If you keep My commandments, you will remain in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and remain in His love.” • Matthew 7:24 — “Everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.” • Luke 11:28 — “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.” • Matthew 28:20 — “…teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you.” Shared Themes Between Leviticus 26:3 and the Gospels • Covenant structure: command → obedience → blessing • Obedience rooted in relationship (Leviticus: covenant with YHWH; Gospels: love for Christ) • External action flows from internal commitment (“walk” and “keep” / “hear” and “do”) • Assurance of God’s tangible favor—rain and harvest in Leviticus, enduring life and stability in Jesus’ parables From Law to Fulfillment in Christ • Jesus perfectly kept the Father’s statutes (John 8:29) • His obedience secures the blessings promised and empowers believers to obey (Romans 8:3–4) • The Spirit writes the law on hearts (Jeremiah 31:33; John 14:16–17), enabling the same covenant faithfulness Leviticus envisioned Living the Connection Today • Treasure Scripture as authoritative and literal, just as Jesus did (Matthew 4:4) • Express love for Christ by active, specific obedience to His teachings • Expect God’s faithful provision—not as a prosperity formula, but as the overflow of covenant grace (Philippians 4:19) • Walk and keep: daily steps of obedience joined with steadfast guarding of His words in heart and practice (Psalm 119:11; James 1:22) |
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