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PARAH — FRUITFUL
God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.”
Genesis 1: 28 (NIV)
INTRODUCTION
It all began when Elohim created man. “Be fruitful and increase…”, He said. He told humans to take dominion and fill the earth, and increase. Disrupted those plans were, yet Yahweh had a way. Through Yeshua, the authority and identity that was lost with the fall of Adam was restored once more. We were told to bear much fruit again, this time of a spiritual kind through good deeds. The Hebrew word for fruitful is parah.
FRUITFUL AT LAST
Near the still water of a nearby lake grew a multitude of trees. There were willows, elders, persimmons, and mulberries. It was that time of the year, late April, as we speak. Each of the trees was sporting beautiful flowers. It was a breathtaking sight, until the eyes landed on the lone pear tree. There it stood in its small stature, looking quite sad. Unlike the other trees, it had no flowers to boast about. It had already been 10 years since it burst from the earth, and still no flowers to show. Will they ever grow?
