A Leningrad Portion
Scripture: Lev. 26:23 ¶ If in spite of these punishments you have not turned back to me, but continue hostile to me, Lev. 26:24 then I too will continue hostile to you: I myself will strike you sevenfold for your sins. Lev. 26:25 I will bring the sword against you, executing vengeance for the covenant; and if you withdraw within your cities, I will send pestilence among you, and you shall be delivered into enemy hands. Lev. 26:26 When I break your staff of bread, ten women shall bake your bread in a single oven, and they shall dole out your bread by weight; and though you eat, you shall not be satisfied. Observation: God wants his people to be in a right relationship with him. All that he desires is for their good and yet he knows their hearts and that they are constantly tempted to drift away and not to serve him. He begins discussing the consequences of their unfaithfulness. A number of items are listed but the final one comes down to bread. There is great sign...