What does the Bible say about irrigation?
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The Bible presents irrigation as a wise use of God’s provision, while teaching that true fruitfulness and security ultimately come from the Lord. Deuteronomy 11:10 contrasts Egypt’s labor-intensive watering with the promised land, which depended on God’s rain. Ecclesiastes 2:6 notes that reservoirs and waterworks may serve legitimate cultivation, yet cannot satisfy the human heart apart from God. Proverbs 21:1 declares that the Lord directs even a king’s heart like watercourses, displaying his sovereign rule. Isaiah 58:11 promises God’s people renewal like a well-watered garden, and 1 Corinthians 3:6-8 reminds believers that human servants plant and water, but God alone gives the growth.
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- General scriptures concerning Deuteronomy 11:10; Proverbs 21:1; Ecclesiastes 2:6; Isaiah 58:11
- FIGURATIVE 1 Corinthians 3:6; 1 Corinthians 3:8
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