- Eat Old Store
Leviticus 26:10 And ye shall eat old store, and bring forth the old because of the new.
“The kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house, who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old [Matthew 13:62].” When God gave us the kingdom He gave us for more than we realized at first. The treasures that come out of the kingdom of God just keep on coming, and we discover more and more of the treasures that are in the kingdom. Sometimes it is new insights that we never heard of before, and sometimes it is old treasures that we almost forgot about that the Spirit is now applying to a new situation. The old truths and promises of Scripture still have practical application to our modern day present needs.
The image pictures extravagant abundance, even more than it seems like we need, and the treasures of Scripture never run out and dry up. The waters of life keep on flowing in an inexhaustible supply. Daily bread is always there. The spiritual nourishment and sustenance the Spirit provides for the soul never ends. There is more treasure in the Bible than we will ever be able to mine in a lifetime, things new and old that keep coming. The Word does not let us down; it is storehouse of treasure.
There are physical, earthly and temporal blessings that are consequences of keeping the Law, but the primary blessings that come out of the store of Scripture are spiritual and eternal. This is the promise that we can be strengthened by. This promise motivates and encourages us to dig into the Scripture storehouse of old and new treasures. The promise is that we will be rewarded for time spent in the Word.