And ye shall eat old store, and bring forth the old because of the new.
The verse promises covenant abundance so great that stored food from earlier harvests would still be on hand when the new harvest came, and the old would have to be brought out to make room for the new. It belongs to the covenant blessings for obedience set out in Leviticus 26:3-28, which were conditional on keeping God's commandments. On the obedience side that covenant promised rain in season, fruitful land, abundant harvests, and safety.
The disobedience side brought the covenant curses instead, including failed crops and other losses, with punishment and the loss of God's favor and prosperity. Those curses included enemies ruling over the people and over their crops, with their harvests failing under foreign dominion. The chapter stands as a warning and lesson for people living near the end of the world, calling for careful review of past conduct and repentance for stubborn disobedience, since Israel's history shows the same choice between obedience with favor and disobedience with punishment still matters now.
That covenant warning applies to wealth withheld from God's work, which God may scatter through losses such as ruined crops or livestock. The chapter also bears on the duty to care for a brother in need and help him become self-supporting.
The verse promises covenant abundance so great that stored food from earlier harvests would still be on hand when the new harvest came, and the old would have to be brought out to make room for the new. It belongs to the covenant blessings for obedience set out in Leviticus 26:3-28, which were conditional on keeping God's commandments. On the obedience side that covenant promised rain in season, fruitful land, abundant harvests, and safety.
The disobedience side brought the covenant curses instead, including failed crops and other losses, with punishment and the loss of God's favor and prosperity. Those curses included enemies ruling over the people and over their crops, with their harvests failing under foreign dominion. The chapter stands as a warning and lesson for people living near the end of the world, calling for careful review of past conduct and repentance for stubborn disobedience, since Israel's history shows the same choice between obedience with favor and disobedience with punishment still matters now.
That covenant warning applies to wealth withheld from God's work, which God may scatter through losses such as ruined crops or livestock. The chapter also bears on the duty to care for a brother in need and help him become self-supporting.