I am using the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.

Today, I am reading and commenting on Leviticus 26-27.

    The book of Leviticus ends by telling us the consequences of obedience and of disobedience. Obeying God’s laws will lead to peace and prosperity. Disobeying His laws will lead to calamity. This is one of those passage which has both a literal meaning and a figurative meaning. It speaks of God blessing us for doing right and punishing us for doing wrong. This is true, God will intervene in our favor if we do right and He will punish us when we do wrong in order to teach us to do right. However, it is also true that blessings are a natural consequence of doing right and doing wrong will result in unpleasant consequences without God intervening. Doing right or wrong is an individual decision, each one of us must decide on their own to do right or to do wrong. This passage discusses what happens when the majority of the people do right or do wrong. Our decision to do right or wrong can, and will, have consequences for the people around us. If I choose to do what is wrong, it is not only I who will suffer, those around me will also suffer, especially those I care most about.