We are continuing with the list of the curses against those who refuse to serve the Lord, per the book of Deuteronomy.

Deu 28:36  The LORD shall bring thee, and thy king which thou shalt set over thee, unto a nation which neither thou nor thy fathers have known; and there shalt thou serve other gods, wood and stone.

All of this information was written back in Moses’ time, and prophesied constantly to the people of Israel, particularly in Jeremiah and Ezekiel. And sure enough, in that time, it happened just as this verse says. Their king was taken by the Babylonian king, and was disposed of. His wickedness was repaid via God’s servant, the Babylonian king.

I realize that it may seem absurd that I said that the Babylonian king was God’s servant, but he was. God sent him against His own people because they refused to harken unto the word of the Lord.

Deu 28:37  And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee.

I don’t know about any other period in time yet, but I’d say that the holocaust was definitely a period of time in which the Jews became an “astonishment,” or that the world was astonished by what was happening to them.

Deu 28:38  Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather [but] little in; for the locust shall consume it.
Deu 28:39  Thou shalt plant vineyards, and dress [them], but shalt neither drink [of] the wine, nor gather [the grapes]; for the worms shall eat them.
Deu 28:40  Thou shalt have olive trees throughout all thy coasts, but thou shalt not anoint [thyself] with the oil; for thine olive shall cast [his fruit].

I believe that all of this was occurring during the time of the captivity to the Babylonians. I’m still reading on some of that info, but I know they were in devastation.

These verses are also a statement about income and economic situation. They will have the appearance of prosperity, but basically, will be in deficit or debt, because they will have invested (ie: planted) but will never reap and will lose even that which they planted. This is sounding strangely familiar. Anyone else seeing the U.S. in this picture?

Deu 28:41  Thou shalt beget sons and daughters, but thou shalt not enjoy them; for they shall go into captivity.

I see two types of captivity in this. The first one, would be the type in which the children are taken; which happens a lot more in this country than we’d like to believe; whether by predators or even slave traders.

However, I also see this in regards to economic slavery. In other words, we have all been living on credit, way beyond our means to the point of being in slavery to our debt.

I see another type of captivity in which children have to go to work earlier and earlier because of the debt of their families, and therefore, basically, the family disintegrates, because no one has time to see anyone due to constantly working. Both the parents and the children are captive to their jobs to help the family they never see and enjoy.

Deu 28:42  All thy trees and fruit of thy land shall the locust consume.
Deu 28:43  The stranger that [is] within thee shall get up above thee very high; and thou shalt come down very low.
Deu 28:44  He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail.

This is speaking of the wealth of the land. I see America in this. This is happening now. The stranger that is within our country that is getting up above us very high…that is the Japanese, who are purchasing everything in this country.

We are in debt to so many countries, and yet certain parties in our government still act under the delusion that we (Amer’cans) are still a world power and can police the nations; or better yet, that we can afford to send what little money or resources we have overseas to help some other nation.

We have no resources to send. We live in a consumer driven, fiat based economy that is failing due to the greed of a small percent of the populace, which has bred a debt centered theology and economy. This small group of people don’t seem to understand that by hoarding everything for themselves, and being unwilling to give economically towards the rest of the masses; they are effectively cutting off their own foot.

You can’t expect to profit or even survive for that matter, in a consumer driven economy, if you don’t pay people well enough to afford to purchase anything. Eliminating the middle class is the elimination of the main purchasing power that drives the US economy.

Deu 28:45  Moreover all these curses shall come upon thee, and shall pursue thee, and overtake thee, till thou be destroyed; because thou hearkenedst not unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which he commanded thee:
Deu 28:46  And they shall be upon thee for a sign and for a wonder, and upon thy seed for ever.
Deu 28:47  Because thou servedst not the LORD thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all [things];