The Effects Of Reading God's Word

Our text contains three different readings of the Word to the people, each producing a different result. First, the people were convicted and repented for disobeying God’s Word.

In the 2nd reading, we find the Israelites beginning to do things in keeping with the prescriptions of God’s Word. And finally, in the 3rd reading, we see the Israelites removing behaviors, that is, they stopped doing things that were out of line with God’s teaching as found in His Word.