I THINK IT WAS MIRACULOUS THAT THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL HAD ENOUGH TO EAT IN THE SABBATH YEAR - WITHOUT HAVING PLANTED ANYTHING

Lev 25:3-4
3 Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou shalt prune thy vineyard, and gather in the fruit thereof;
4 But in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest unto the land, a sabbath for the LORD: thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor prune thy vineyard.
KJV
A preacher I listened to recently, mentioned how the people of ISrael were to not plant anything in their Sabbath years. He said he believed it helps soil to produce better if it is given some rest. So I looked it up this morning, and found it is true. But even so, I think it was miraculous that they had enough to eat without having planted anything. I know some perennial things like grapes will continue to produce. But not annual things - at least not in any great amount. So I think God miraculously provided during their Sabbath years.
Lev 25:3-4
3 Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou shalt prune thy vineyard, and gather in the fruit thereof;
4 But in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest unto the land, a sabbath for the LORD: thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor prune thy vineyard.

Leviticus 25: KJV
18 "¶ Wherefore ye shall do my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them; and ye shall dwell in the land in safety. {19} And the land shall yield her fruit, and ye shall eat your fill, and dwell therein in safety. {20} And if ye shall say, What shall we eat the seventh year? behold, we shall not sow, nor gather in our increase: {21} Then I will command my blessing upon you in the sixth year, and it shall bring forth fruit for three years. {22} And ye shall sow the eighth year, and eat yet of old fruit until the ninth year; until her fruits come in ye shall eat of the old store."

Thanks for the emphasis! Yes, their question was a valid one. Yet, I know God miraculously provided for the people of Israel now and then throughout their history, in the times in which they hadn't turned away from God. I hadn't noticed before - that the land was to not be planted for 3 years - and yet they would have enough to eat! Thanks for bringing my attention to that!

MyrtleTrees, is there a reason why you use ALL CAPS for your thread titles? It doesn't make them any more readable. Rather, it seems like you're shouting.

Ok sorry - I didn't know that - I was only trying to make sure they could be easily seen.

Good point have not seen that before. . I thought of Genesis. Six days work and the seventh . rest .

The curse of Cain reduced the abundant food and made the work harder, a burden that Cain could not bear alone. A work he could not do, and wanted to die . The burden unto death not literally dead. But again a living sufferings.

The burden Christ yielded sufferings in our place according to the three day demonstration. Three is used throughout the bible to denote the end of a matter. Six the number of mankind

Before the curse it yielded more . It would seem according to the parable in Leviticus the sixth year he removed the curse of Cain . And like mana (What is it?) The abounding food of those who do the will of the father.

Helping us remember not to seek after the bread of familiarity like those in Exodus. Desiring to return to the world and its demands of slavery. . But rather seek after that which is hot or cold. Not lukewarm.

Removing the curse temporally so that the food might increase. It is found in other parables as parallels

Genesis41:22 And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up in one stalk, full and good:

Good. God's unseen seal of approval

Corn a metaphor used in parables for the word of God. He causes the increase

Two ears at the most .Seven the abundant measure, the perfect. REST.

That's irrelevant gobbledegook. When will you learn proper English grammar?

The curse of Cain was on Cain, not on everything. The command in Leviticus is not a parable.

The word is "temporarily". "Temporally" means "with regard to time".

Genesis 41 records Pharaoh's prophetic dreams; they are not parables.

Irrelevant. Corn cultivars have nothing to do with the story in Genesis.

huh is this how wine or raisins was made.
By that time the grapes would have turned...

You have stated some interesting symbolisms that I hadn't thought of before - they sound reasonably accurate!