Amos 9:13-15
Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall melt. And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them. And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up out of their land which I have given them, saith the Lord thy God.
The theme of dominion dominates the Scriptures. Everywhere you look, you are commanded to look after everything.
Isaiah 58:11-12
And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not. And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.
It’s almost like this theme dominates Scripture as a first hand lesson and example of what He calls us to do in His world. His Word is dominated by the theme of dominion. Just like Eden was a blueprint, His Word is a blueprint. Just as Eden was a garden meant to provide an example of how to gardenize the globe, the Word is word picture of how we are to participate in the story of the world.
Look down and you will see that the Word is immersed in the language of worldwide dominion and commands us to beautify it all and flood it with the image of God. The Bible is flooded with this theme. Now look up and go out and do that in the world! Flood it with grace for the glory of God and the good of the world.
The Bible tells one story; one overflowing with continuity heirs.
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