Deuteronomy 28:54-55 (ESV Strong's)
The man who is the most tender and refined among you will begrudge food to his brother, to the wife he embraces, and to the last of the children whom he has left, so that he will not give to any of them any of the flesh of his children whom he is eating, because he has nothing else left, in the siege and in the distress with which your enemy shall distress you in all your towns.
The Impact of Sin on the Mind of Man
In chapter twenty-eight of this book Moses is pronouncing the “blessings” and the “curses” on the nation of Israel if they choose to obey or disobey God’s Word. God has laid out for them all of His requirements. The above verses are taken from the list of “curses” the nation will endure if they disobey God. Man’s disobedience to God is because of his/her sin nature. The result of that disobedience does something to the mindset of man. Notice the depravity he sinks to as a result of disobedience. Moses has told them that if they disobey they will be given over to a foreign nation who will come and besiege Jerusalem. During that siege they will run out of food. The result of that situation will cause men to eat their own children. Imagine the depravity of mind that would cause that to happen. Can you even imagine that? Yet, think of today. We have parents who beat their children; rape the children; even sell their children. We have parents who neglect their children to feed their own appetites of lust and ego. Sin impacts the mindset of mankind in such a way we can’t even really believe it is true. Yet, that is what happens when we reject God. Sin impacts the mindset in such a way we eat our own young. Sin destroys lives. Jesus came to redeem us from our sin. We can rejoice that He has lifted us from that evil and giving us a new mindset.
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