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Foundation Stone Five - The Polluted Land

e observed previously that Yahweh uses parables to provide understanding to His
Wpeople. We looked at the parable of the soul in its two halves, as it is manifested in the
cutting of a blood covenant. We observed many truths as we looked at the parable of the
body being a temple of God. With the laying of this fifth foundation stone we will look at the
truths that are revealed through the parable of the land being a married woman.
We should not be surprised that Yahweh compares the bodies of men and women to
a portion of the earth, for man’s body was formed of the dust of the earth.

Genesis 2:7
Then Yahweh God formed man of dust from the ground...

Genesis 3:19
“For you are dust, and to dust you shall return.”

Let us begin by looking at a Scripture where Yahweh compares the land of Israel to His
wife.

Isaiah 62:1-5
For Zion's sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not keep quiet...
It will no longer be said to you, "Forsaken,"Nor to your land will it any longer be
said, "Desolate"; But you will be called, "My delight is in her," And your land,
"Married"; For Yahweh delights in you, and to Him your land will be
married... And as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, so your God
will rejoice over you.

If God uses the imagery of His being married to the land of Israel, then there must also
be a parallel image between man and his bride, for man was created to be the image and
likeness of God. We find this parallel in Scriptures, for a man’s wife is at times spoken of
through the analogy of land.

Jeremiah 3:1
God says, "If a husband divorces his wife, and she goes from him, and belongs to
another man, will he still return to her? Will not that land be completely
polluted?

When the Holy Spirit inspired Jeremiah to write of land being polluted, we
understand that land is a metaphor for a man’s wife. To this day it is still common to refer
to a nation in terms of a woman. The following picture is of Lady Columbia, the female
personification of America.