Mts. Gerizim and Ebal from BiblePlaces.com
One of the things we must keep in mind, as we read the Scriptures, is that it is deeply rooted in actual geography.
Today I am reading Moses' third speech, as the Israelites prepare to cross the Jordan, into the promised land.
God instructed that as the people eventually moved through, into the land, that blessings be shouted from Mt. Gerizim, and curses shouted from Ebal.
What excitement there must have been in God's people on these days of waiting at the Jordan. I feel a sense of excitement myself, as I listen to God's instruction, and anticipate what might be coming next.
Looking back on this scene, now perhaps 4,000 years later, it strikes me how blind the people were to the actual plans of God. Little did they know that the law was given to show their complete, and categorical need of a Savior. Little did they know that they would blow it, and be removed from this promised land, and many times throughout history, be scattered as a nation.
So too, we must understand the same in our lives. God is a Sovereign God, and in his infinite ways he has made plans. Plans of which we are unawares.
Therefore, in our going out, and in our coming in, in our labor, and in our leisure, we too must daily be reminded that God is, God reigns, and we do well to trust, and obey.
