In all His transactions with His people, God has placed a spiritual premium on the concepts of obedience and holiness. God deeply desires that His people obey His commands, and He delights when they openly demonstrate their calling.
When God determined to enter into a covenant relationship with the nation of Israel, He took special care to instill in their minds and hearts concepts of obedience and holiness. In fact, God stated that the uniqueness of the covenant relationship was conditioned upon Israel’s diligence in living as a holy and obedient people.
The history of God’s chosen people has been filled with the consequences of their spiritual decisions. When they obeyed God, His chosen people have been blessed; However, when they disobeyed God: Israel suffered turmoil (Bible Expositor and Illuminator Union Gospel Press, Fall Quarter 2022).