Confessions of a Steward JOEL SALATIN
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Making Rain EXCEPT FOR MILITARY SUBJUGATION, drought is probably the most common Biblical indication of God’s judgment toward Israel’s disobedience. When God’s special people departed from divine instruction, He withdrew government protection and rain. While God could, and did occasionally, orchestrate these judgments, I submit that most occurred by natural principle. In other words, specific practices precipitated military weakness and drought (famine). Some of God’s blessings were unconditional, like the Genesis 12 Abrahamic covenant. Most were conditional, meaning that to receive them the people needed to adhere to rules. The Pentateuch is full of rules, including religious, farming, money, and civil justice. The hydrologic cycle is foundational to agriculture. Life requires water. Indeed, Christ’s plea “I thirst” on the cross is in stark contrast to His previously sitting by a well on a hot, dusty afternoon in Samaria and telling a woman He had water that eliminates thirst forever. photo by Millpond Photography
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