Main Idea: Throughout human history, the Lord judges the world through the ordained consequences of evil.

The Lord Uses Evil Men to Judge the World – v.1, 2

• Daniel 8:23–25
• 1 John 2:18
• Leviticus 26:14–17
• Matthew 24:3–5

The Lord Uses Man’s Weapons of War to Judge the World – v.3, 4

• Leviticus 26:25
• Matthew 24:6, 7a

The Lord Uses Economic Collapse and Scarcity to Judge the World – v.5, 6

• Leviticus 26:26
• Matthew 24:7b

The Lord Uses Death Itself to Judge the World – v.7, 8

• Leviticus 26:21, 22, 33, 38
• Ezekiel 14:21, 22

So What?

• Seeing how God judges the world through evil should deepen our longing for the goodness He promises to His obedient people.
  • Romans 1:18, 26, 28; 2:2
  • Matthew 24:8
  • Leviticus 26:3–13