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Spiritually remembering, what does it mean to plant pleasant plants and set it with strange slips?
"Because you have forgotten the God of your salvation, and have not been MINDFUL of the Rock of your strength, therefore you shall plant pleasant plants and shall set it with strange slips."
(Isaiah 17:10)
In the context of this passage, is this a punishment for forgetting God or a blessing to help one remember their Maker?
At that day shall a man look to his Maker, and his eyes shall have respect to the Holy One of Israel. And he shall not look to the altars, the work of his hands, neither shall respect that which his fingers have made, either the groves, or the images. In that day shall his strong cities be as a forsaken bough, and an uppermost branch, which they left because of the children of Israel: and there shall be desolation.
(Isaiah 17:7-9)
And the passage following reads: In the day shalt you make your plant to grow, and in the morning you shall make your seed to flourish: but the harvest shall be a heap in the day of grief and of desperate sorrow.
(Isaiah 17:11)
I sincerely ask this for "the harvest shall be a heap in the day of grief and of desperate sorrow."
Much love to you and thank you for sharing your spiritual insights into what the Holy Spirit was speaking of here. : )
p.s. Please bear this in mind, dear answerers, while answering: "Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost."
(2 Peter 1:20-21)
(((truth:))) interesting analogy, dear soul, do you mean like a "pickling crock" for marinating the hearts of men with the eternal truth of God's perspective?
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- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Have you ever had or seen a garden overrun with weeds? They smother all other plant life with them. Now I will compare this scripture to one found in 1 Samuel 15:1-3. Questions are often asked concerning the following scripture found In 1 Samuel 15
1 Samuel also said unto Saul, The LORD sent me to anoint thee to be king over his people, over Israel: now therefore hearken thou unto the voice of the words of the LORD.
2 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I remember that which Amalek did to Israel, how he laid wait for him in the way, when he came up from Egypt.
3 Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ***.
The scripture "And the passage following reads: In the day shalt you make your plant to grow, and in the morning you shall make your seed to flourish: but the harvest shall be a heap in the day of grief and of desperate sorrow." (Isaiah 17:11) relates directly to that in Isaiah 17:11
In the eyes of God both the weeds and the Amalekites are invasive and will destroy the good plants which represent the children of Israel. As such they must be destroyed! This is the reason the Lord ordered the destruction of not only the male Amalakites, but also the women and children. Their presence within Jewish culture would eventually destroy the children of God. This pervasive force is like yeast.
First, let’s discuss the nature of leaven. It is another word for yeast, a naturally occurring plant. In ancient times, they didn’t know that. What they did know is that if you took flour and water, kneaded it well and left it in a cool place for a long time, the dough would rise. Once the yeast gets into the lump, it spreads throughout the lump without noticeably changing its color. Yeast is both invisible and yet visible, since it does change the shape and texture of the dough.
Gal. 5:9, A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump. And to the church at Corinth, 1 Cor. 5:6, Your glorying is not good. Know you not that a little leaven leavens the whole lump? Both scriptures refer to the fact there are those within the body of Christ who will cause great confusion within the church and eventually its destruction. The Amalekites would marry Jews and thus contaminate and lead them away from God,
even the children when they are grown. The Bible confirms this in other scriptures as well. Six other groups also caused problems for the Israelites: Mesopotamians, Canaanites, Midianites, Philistines, Ammonites and the Moabites.
Bro. James
Apostolic pastor
- † John M †Lv 71 decade ago
As a result of the judgment in that day, Damascus and her strong cities would be abandoned and thickets and underbrush would grow. Because of her unfaithfulness to the true God and her having forgotten Him, her efforts at planting vines and getting a harvest (as if she were secure, in a time of peace) would be fruitless. The plants would be diseased and the people would be in pain.
Shalom brother,
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Be nice to people.
Romans 10:9
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Now you please remember that all of it is a crock.
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