Sowing Wind, Reaping Whirlwind: Sin's Inevitable Harvest
The consequences of sin are inescapable, though not always apparent to the superficial observer. Transgression may appear productive of happiness, yet the wicked possess no...
This is historical examples on divine judgment and moral consequence, drawing on Ezekiel 8:7.
The consequences of sin are inescapable, though not always apparent to the superficial observer. Transgression may appear productive of happiness, yet the wicked possess no reasonable expectation of contentment—neither now nor in the eternal world. Who sows the wind? Sow the wind (zaraʿ ruaḥ) is a proverbial expression for labouring in vain. Four categories cultivate this futile harvest: sensualists who yield to the gratifications of sense, as Solomon confessed (Ecclesiastes ii.…
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