What the Bible says about Economics in Prophecy
(From Forerunner Commentary)

Genesis 3:17-19 The inclusion of economics in prophecy begins early in Scripture, as early as the third chapter of Genesis. In this case, God curses Adam for his sin in the Garden of Eden, and it has profound consequences on the human condition. The curse dooms sinful mankind to hard labor to produce what he needs to live. He is pitted against nature in a brutal struggle for survival, and in the end, tired and worn by a lifetime of arduous toil, he returns to the earth having lived a futile life and accomplished little or nothing. This part of the First Prophecy has profound implications on the course of human history. It implies that man's life will be focused on meeting his needs, subduing his environment, and trying to get ahead. He will have little time or energy left for more important pursuits, especially that of seeking God—and besides, as the next verses record, most of humanity would be cut off from God and His way of life. Human life, therefore, would be based in conflict, fear, aggression, and misery, making war, greed, lack, and death the rule, not the exception. As other verses show, this situation will get worse and worse until a time comes when, "unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved" (Matthew 24:22). Richard T. Ritenbaugh Economics in Prophecy Related Topics: Anxiety | Curse on Adam | Cut off from God | Economics in Prophecy | Fear

Isaiah 1:22 Though this speaks primarily of the people's spiritual condition, it certainly applies literally too. So, a sign of Judah's decline was the devaluation of her currency; money would not buy what it used to be able to purchase. The illustration pictures what had once been pure silver and of full value is now so diluted by baser metals that it is essentially worthless. The debasing of currency, then, becomes a recognizable precursor of decline and eventual national collapse. Richard T. Ritenbaugh Economics in Prophecy Related Topics: Economics in Prophecy

Isaiah 2:7 Israel at the end is tremendously wealthy, and everyone in the land lives like a king. The people have so many vehicles that they seem to cover the whole country! Does this sound familiar? Richard T. Ritenbaugh Economics in Prophecy Related Topics: Economics in Prophecy | Excess

Isaiah 3:16-23 This passage describes the wealth, finery, and attitudes of Israelite women as the end nears, and it does not paint a pretty picture (see also Amos 4:1-3). He depicts them as "haughty" and "wanton" with more clothes, jewelry, makeup, and accessories than they know what to do with! Economically, the passage indicates a society of so much wealth and leisure that its women are indulged and free to pursue their desires to excess. Richard T. Ritenbaugh Economics in Prophecy Related Topics: Economics in Prophecy | Excess Desire | Haughtiness of Israelite Women | Living in Excess | Overindulgence | Pursuing Desires to Excess | Self Indulgence

Isaiah 5:8 His curse is against those who buy land in great swaths and develop huge housing tracts on them, giving each family little room to live. He promises in the next verse that many of those houses will lie empty, and all that land will yield little profit. Richard T. Ritenbaugh Economics in Prophecy Related Topics: Economics in Prophecy

 

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