“When he hath made plain the face thereof, doth he not cast abroad the fitches, and scatter the cummin, and cast in the principal wheat and the appointed barley and the rie in their place?”
Does he not level its surface and sow black cummin and scatter cummin, and plant wheat in rows and barley in its place and rye within its area, establishing that the plowman's work includes careful planning and the placement of different seeds in their proper places, each receiving attention and cultivation. The variety of seeds and their specific placement suggest purposeful agricultural planning. The return to attention to the ground after plowing suggests the resumption of cultivation after the destructive labor of preparation. The oracle's cataloging of seeds emphasizes the diversity of God's work and the care with which different purposes are accomplished. The agricultural imagery suggests that what appears chaotic or destructive (the plowing) actually serves fruitfulness and blessing.
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