Lev 26:4-13 | TNotes

26:5 ^a Israel’s restoration following captivity also promised a harvest so plentiful that it would run over into the time of planting (see Amos 9:13 ^b; Joel 3:18 ^c).
26:7 ^d Success in warfare would result from obedience to God (cp. 26:17 ^e, 36-37 ^f; Deut 28:6 ^g, 19 ^h).
26:9 ⁱ fulfill my covenant: The fulfillment is seen in the “rest” spoken of in Hebrews (Heb 3:11–4:11 ^j). The Promised Land should have brought a state of security and prosperity, a state of “rest” to the Israelites (Exod 33:14 ^k; Deut 12:10 ^l; 25:19 ^m; Josh 1:13 ⁿ, 15 ^o). Israel succeeded in entering the Promised Land, but their rebellion kept them from seeing the covenant fulfilled.
26:12 ^p your God ... my people: The covenant bound the parties to one another, making each belong to the other.
26:13 ^q yoke of slavery: A yoke would fit over a slave’s shoulders and behind the base of the neck for carrying pairs of heavy items, such as pails of water. Cp. Rom 6:16-22 ^r.