Life in the Church – Session 1 – Introduction to Life in the Church
August 11, 2024
The incorrect reference is supposed to be Ezekiel 36:33-36. This is one example of the garden imagery being used to describe the restoration of the New Covenant that specifically mentions Eden. Also, note that the word “tilled” is the word for “work” back in Genesis. So, God Himself is doing the “work” that was commanded. And as a result of God’s work, all the nations shall see the restoration and know that the God of Israel is truly God! His own work of replanting and working is the evidence!
“Thus says the Lord GOD: On the day that I cleanse you from all your iniquities, I will cause the cities to be inhabited, and the waste places shall be rebuilt. And the land that was desolate shall be tilled, instead of being the desolation that it was in the sight of all who passed by. And they will say, ‘This land that was desolate has become like the garden of Eden, and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are now fortified and inhabited.’ Then the nations that are left all around you shall know that I am the LORD; I have rebuilt the ruined places and replanted that which was desolate. I am the LORD; I have spoken, and I will do it.”