And the LORD will bring you back in ships to Egypt, a journey that I promised that you should never make again; and there you shall offer yourselves for sale to your enemies as male and female slaves, but there will be no buyer.”
Disobedience toward God has consequences! Chapters 27 and 28 of Deuteronomy are commonly known as the “Blessing and Curses” chapters. The chapters are about the commands given by God at Mt. Ebal (symbol of the cures) and Mt. Gerizim (symbol of the blessings). Six of the tribes were to stand before one mountain and six before the other. They blessings for following God were read by one mountain and the curses for disobeying God were read by the other mountain. The above verse is the conclusion to the entire section and simply gives the final warning to anyone who would live in disobedience to God. The summarization is quite severe. Disobeying God would put the nation back into the same state prior to their redemption coming out of Egypt. Failure to follow God’s Word results in captivity and the loss of freedom. Make no mistake, the pleasures of sin might feel good for the moment, but he truth is the end is bitter. Notice what Solomon said about this when describing following after folly as though she is an enticing woman to a young boy:
With much seductive speech she persuades him;
with her smooth talk she compels him.
All at once he follows her,
as an ox goes to the slaughter,
or as a stag is caught fast
till an arrow pierces its liver;
as a bird rushes into a snare;
he does not know that it will cost him his life.
Seduction turns to slaughter. That is the case with all sin. Disobedience to God will always result in something bad. It is difficult to always obey God but the alternative for that hard work is the destruction and captivity of the soul. Disobedience to God has consequences!
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