Re:Verse passage – Nehemiah 10:28-30 (day seven)
… taking on themselves a curse … vs 29
Though they were taking on an oath to walk in God’s law, there was also a curse attached to the oath. If they failed to walk in the law of the Lord, they would fall back into the same cycle that has plagued these peoples since the beginning of their history. The Israelites abandon God, face punishment through foreign domination, cry out for help, and then are rescued by a judge, king, or prophet appointed by God who puts things back in order.
The curse is more of a promise from God. When we attempt to do things our way instead of God’s way, we will become more susceptible to corruption from the enemy. It is not that He chooses for us to be punished for our disobedience. Rather, our disobedience creates a disconnect between us and God that opens the door for further disobedience. It does not begin with full on abandonment of God. It is little choices of trying to do things our way that gets us in to trouble. We think we do not need God, and in turn attempt to become our own god. That is when the promise becomes a curse.
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