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THE LAW WAS AN INSTRUMENT OF REVIVAL
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6
Deuteronomy 10:1-11

2 Chronicles 34:18-28

 

“…our fathers have not kept the
word of the LORD, to do after all

that is written in this book.”

 

THE LAW WAS AN INSTRUMENT OF REVIVAL
 
Revival occurred in Israel at the time of good kings. Bad kings ignored or were negligent of the Law of God. God-fearing kings sought the Lord with all their hearts and caused the words of God to be read to the people. They used their authority to implement what was written in the Law and brought great revival in the nation (2 Chron 29, 34). In the case of Josiah, the book was found in the debris, a sign of neglect. When the book of the Law was read before him, the boy king was filled with the Holy Spirit and he instituted great reforms in the nation and all the people feared and served the Lord.
 
However, Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, did not like the words of Jeremiah the prophet that Baruch had read to him. He was so angry that he cut the scroll and burned it. The Lord told Jeremiah to tell Baruch to take another scroll and write the same words that were in the first one. He was to add more curses because of that rebellion. The tragedy that befell Israel illustrates how easily people forget the Lord. Judah was taken captive after this; and upon their restoration after seventy years, the book of the Law of God was their guide. In church history, the Protestant Reformation succeeded because of the return to the Word of God.
 
When Aaron died, Eleazer his son succeeded him as priest. The Law of God prescribed the way in which Israel was to worship God. Since Christ had not come then, the ministry of the priests was necessary to guide Israel in the worship of God. The ceremonial law in all its aspects was a picture of the redemptive work of Christ. Until Christ’s coming, the Law served as a teacher of the good things to come. It is called a schoolmaster in the old English and the Greek term “paidagogos” refers to a teacher of small children who uses visual aids to teach. This was the purpose of the Law and a priest was needed to fulfil its requirements.
 
THOUGHT: God is the Author of spiritual revival.
PRAYER: Father, I am a sinner saved by grace, grant that I stand by Thy Word faithfully.

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