Paradise Restored

36 Paradise Restored
He may prepare it,
But the just shall wear it,
And the innocent will divide the silver. (Job 27:16-17)
To the sinner He has given the task of gathering and collecting so
that He may give to one who is good in God’s sight (Eccl. 2:26).
He who increases his wealth by usury and extortion, gathers it
for him who will be kind to the poor (Prov. 28:8).
Indeed, there is a basic principle that is always at work
throughout history: “The wealth of the sinner is stored up for
the righteous” (Prov. 13:22), “for evildoers will be cut off, but
those who wait on the LORD will inherit the earth” (Ps. 37:9). A
God-fearing nation will be blessed with abundance, while apostate
nations will eventually lose their resources, as God inflicts
the Curse upon rebellious people and their culture.