Proverbs 26:2 states: “Like a flitting sparrow, like a flying swallow, so a curse without cause shall not alight.” The blessings and the curses that are recorded in YHVH’s Torah form an integral part of His statutes, ordinances, and laws that govern humanity. They are as active and operative as nature’s forces, whether we are aware of them or not. This is why iniquity and sin have their boundaries, and the fruit they produce causes transgressors-turned-victims to suffer the consequences of the curses. YHVH gave the Torah for our instructions, so that we could enjoy life within His boundaries of righteousness. The blessings and the curses are intended to teach us to live righteously. How? Here is an everyday illustration: As a Special Education teacher, I used what was called “behavior modification” methods to help the students learn that they could not do what was right in their own eyes. In the classroom, just as in the family and society at large, there are standards of acceptable behavior. So we helped our students learn and change through positive (blessings) and negative (consequences) feedback. Paul stated that reaps what one sows (ref Galatians 6:7-8), which is another way of explaining the laws of cause and effect.
In biblical times, to chasten His nations, Israel and Judah, YHVH often raised up foreign powers. I know that
nowadays it is not ‘in vogue’ (or politically correct) to point out to Israel
and Judah that unless they repent and turn away from their gods of humanism and
all their beastly/fleshly behavior, the consequence may come in many different
forms. War, famine, pestilence, or flooding are the more obvious ones. One
cannot help but wonder if October 7th, the floods, record-breaking heatwaves, and so on, are not wake-up calls. Yet YHVH is merciful, and many
times the results of our behavior are slow to appear; that is, if we can read
the signs and repent. The Torah tells us that the sun, moon, and stars were
given governance over the elements of the earth. In Psalm 91, we are told that the
sun and moon would not harm us, but that also means they can, if the Creator so
desires. Man may pollute the earth and atmosphere, but the celestials
will correct those conditions, to man’s detriment. Maybe this is why scriptures
remind us that the last days will be like the days of Noah. (Matthew 24:37-39).
YHVH, being sovereign over all
nations, is involved in the assembling of the kings of the East (Islam) who are
gathering to execute His purposes. Many of us have been pointing out for years
that Israel’s leaders, along with those of the other nations, have been
dividing up YHVH’s land, handing portions of it to the Islamic entity for the
sake of peace. But because of YHVH’s prophetic destiny for the land and His
redeemed people, this move will not succeed. That, however, may not be the case
for the Western Nations, where Islam is slowly taking over. Why is
Elohim allowing these enemies to flood these countries? Could it be because of
unrighteous and rebellious hearts in what were once Christian nations? But at
the same time YHVH has also promised that if we would repent and turn back to
Him to walk in His righteousness, He “will cause your enemies who rise against
you to be defeated before your face; they shall come out against you one way
and flee before you seven ways” (Deuteronomy 28:7). But if (YHVH forbid) we are
found deserving of the curse, then just the opposite will happen (ref. Deut.
28:25).
The fall feasts are drawing close, and
soon we will again be honoring again the purposes for which YHVH has ordained for
His people. Perhaps it is time to examine the “Word of Elohim” concerning what is happening in our respective nations. Repentance is ineffective if we
do not know what we are repenting of. Leviticus 18 records a long list of
sexual sins and also mentions the sin of sacrificing children to Molech. At the
moment, our nations are steeped in these abominations, having no fear of the
consequences. YHVH’s people, on the other hand, are cautioned very severely
regarding these kinds of activities: “You shall therefore keep My statutes and
My judgments, and shall not commit any of these abominations, either any of
your nation or any stranger who dwells among you (for all these abominations
the men of the land have done, who were before you, and thus the land is
defiled), lest the land vomit you out also when you defile it, as it vomited
out the nations that were before you” (Leviticus 18: 26-28).
