8 He said to me, “This water flows toward the eastern region and goes down into the Arabah,[b] where it enters the Dead Sea. When it empties into the sea, the salty water there becomes fresh.
I wish I had more time to study on this one. I did not realize the the Dead Sea is a higher saline content than the oceans. Its so high animal life cannot floursih, hence the name. There is something here intriguing to me but I can't put my finger on it. Its something with the perfect connection of God's word all woven together.
Jesus spoke of drinking water--John 4:10 “If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would
have asked him and he would have given you living water”
I believe this is all connected together. The Holy Spirit the living water we need in side us to flourish and make us fresh just like the fresh water running into the Dead Sea making salty water fresh.
I know there is more here...
knut
Spot on mate!
ReplyDeleteWe don't recognize it as such, here in the US, because we have such easy access to it.....but, to the rest of the world, water represents life. There are places where you can't find it, and life completely revovles around how to get it, or where to go to get it.....and when they get it, its nasty and FULL of bacteria.
I love the representation that out of the temple flows life! It doesn't get much better than that. I love your verse reference. It makes me think of his conversation with the prostitute at the well....talking about living water.
Not only does this water represent life, but its so powerful that it turns the salty water fresh! That's something that science would not be able to explain.
There's so much symbolism in this one. Remember Jesus talking about the fig tree, and whether or not it bears fruit. Here it talks about all the trees growing along the banks, and how they bear fruit every year. There's a lot in this one.
peace out.
tp