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peace in the land, and you will be able to sleep without fear…I will look favorably upon you and multiply your people and fulfill my covenant with you’ Levit. 26: 3-4, 6, 9

The new covenant is administered in terms of commands offered to the Israelites. Deuteronomy informs us of the “Call to obey the Lord’s Commands”:

‘”Today the Eternal your God has commanded you to obey all these laws and regulations. You must commit yourselves to them without reservation. You have declared today that the Eternal is your God. You have promised to obey his laws, commands, and regulations by walking in his ways and doing everything he tells you.”‘ Deuteronomy 26: 16-17

The choice of obedience is given in the following verses:

‘”If you fully obey the Eternal your God by keeping all the commands I am giving you today, the Eternal your God will exalt you above all the nations of the world. You will experience all these blessings if you obey the Eternal your God: You will be blessed in your towns and in the country. You will be blessed with many children and productive fields… The Lord will conquer your enemies when they attack you…The Eternal will give an abundance of good things.”‘ Deut. 28: 1-4, 7, 11

B. The second option of the choice: Disobedience

The Israelites were given the freedom of choice of rejecting the divine commands and not obeying the Law with the consequences there from:

‘However, if you do not listen to me or obey my commands, and if you break my covenant by rejecting my laws and treating my regulations with contempt, I will punish you. You will suffer from sudden terrors, with wasting diseases, and burning fevers, causing your eyes to fail and your life to ebb away…I

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