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Civil Disobedience

fire from (Leviticus 10:1). God killed both of them (Leviticus 10:2).3. Moses was commanded to tell the rock to pour out its water (Numbers 20:8). He did what he was told, but also hit the rock with his staff (Numbers 20:11). He couldnt enter the Promised Land (Numbers 20:12).4. God told Saul to destroy all of the Amelakites (1 Samuel 15:3). He killed all but the king, and kept some treasure for himself (1 Samuel 15:8-9). God punished him by promising to end his reign (1 Samuel 15:16-26).5. Uzzah was told that only a priest could touch the furnishings in the Tabernacle (Numbers 4:15). He touched the Ark of the Covenant (2 Samuel 6:6), and died instantly (2 Samuel 6:7).God says in Leviticus 26:14 If you dont obey me and break my laws, I will punish you with terrors, wasting diseases, and burning fevers, causing your eyes to fail and your life to ebb away. I will turn against you, and all your enemies will defeat you.And if after all this you still disobey me, I will punish you for your sins seven times over. All your work will be for nothing. Your land will yield no crops, and your trees will bear no fruit.And after that you still dont obey me, I will release wild animals that will kill your children and destroy your cattle.So God is telling us that pretty much no matter when or how we disobey Him, we won't get away with it.A perfect example of why we should obey God is when Abraham was told to take his only son Isaac, and sacrifice him. And because Abraham did what God told him, God told him: I will bless you richly. I will multiply your descendants into countless millions, like the stars of the sky and the sand on the seashore. They will conquer their enemies, and through your descendants, all the nations of the earth will be blessed all because you obeyed me.It must have been very hard for Abraham to do what he did. Although he didnt end up killing his son, he didnt know what was gonna happen when they were making their ...

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