"And He shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning-hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more," is what Isaiah prophesied in Isaiah 2:3-4.
The prophet Joel, in contrast, said this:
"Beat your plowshares into swords and your pruning-hooks into spears; let the weak say: 'I am strong.' "
Chapter 4 of the biblical book of Joel is sounding very modern right now.
It is worth a read.
The Oliver model plow, USA, 1860, was lovingly restored for the Tractor Museum in Ein Vered.
I saw it in Tel Aviv at the 2012 AgriTech fair.
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That old machinery looks well kept.
ReplyDeleteWhat synchronicity! I do not normally find myself pondering Torah out of the blue, but passages from Joel have been repeating: "Your old shall dream dreams"
ReplyDeleteThanks for EVERYTHING, Dina.
Shalom
"So shall ye know that I am the LORD your God"
ReplyDeleteThere some symbolism here.
ReplyDeleteIsaiah is accepted as a prophet also in Islam...
ReplyDeleteWhy is there such a contrast between Isaiah 2:3-4. and
ReplyDeletethe prophet Joel?
Carrying weapons is a sign of weakness.