Title: God Turns Curses into Blessings
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God turns curses into blessings (Deuteronomy 33:8-11)
I will teach Your precepts to Jacob, Your law to Israel; I will offer incense before You, and whole burnt offerings on Your altar (Deuteronomy 33:10)
Everyone is afraid of catastrophe or misfortune in the future. People's desire to earn a lot of money and attain high status is also a way to provide a safety net from any disaster or misfortune in the future. Man has an unavoidable fate. There is a fate that cannot be overcome by one's own efforts. This is why even smart and powerful people go to fortune tellers and bow their heads.
But God is a changer. Only God can change fate. God turns blessings into curses and curses into blessings. Even if you have lived a cursed life to this day, there is no need to be afraid. If God is with us, even a cursed life will be transformed into a blessed life. It teaches you how to turn a curse into a blessing through the text.
There are two prophecies about the twelve tribes of Israel in Genesis 49 and Deuteronomy 33. However, the prophecies of the other tribes are similar, but the biggest difference between the prophecies of Jacob in Genesis 49 and the prophecies of Moses in Deuteronomy 33 is the prophecy about the tribe of Levi. Jacob's prophecy in Genesis proclaims a curse on the tribe of Levi. They were cursed because their ancestor Levi had committed murder, so they could not gather in one place and live scattered throughout the country. They were cursed and scattered. However, in the prophecy of Moses, this scattered curse is turned into a blessing. Living scattered did not change, but while they were scattered, they became able to do the precious work of God. They were scattered throughout the country, teaching God's laws, becoming judges, and priests offering sacrifices to God.
How did the cursed tribe become the blessed tribe? Because of their dedication. While Moses was going up to receive the Law on Mount Sinai, the Israelites made an idol of a calf and held a festival. In order to discipline the people of Israel for worshiping idols, God came as God's representative and sought out people who would kill them. No one came forward because it was killing their own family and brothers. But at that time, the Levites came out with the heart of God and began to strike the people who fell into sin with their swords. The purpose was not to kill, but to expose God's wrath to them and the seriousness of sin. God blessed the Levite Sarah who obeyed God's commands without being captivated by human affections. Even if my misfortune today is a curse from God, if I thoroughly repent and dedicate myself, all curses will turn into blessings.