What the Bible says about Australia
(From Forerunner Commentary)
America, Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa began with economies based primarily on agriculture. Once the agricultural foundation was stable, other industries and commerce could flourish and grow. But even when a nation is considered an industrial, commercial, or technological giant, if it cannot feed its citizens, it will quickly lose its power and status. Thus, a blow to a nation's breadbasket is often crippling and sometimes fatal.
Richard T. Ritenbaugh
Your Land Shall Not Yield Its ProduceRelated Topics: America and Britain | Australia | Blessings and Cursings | Canada | New Zealand | South Africa
In verse 1, God indicates His audience: the "coastlands" and the "peoples from afar." Then, in verse 12, He tells more about the areas from where He will gather His people: "Surely these shall come from afar; Look! Those from the north and the west, and these from the land of Sinim [Vulgate: Australi]." Israel, God says, will come to dwell at "the ends of the earth," even in Australia.
Charles Whitaker
Searching for Israel (Part Eight): The Scattering of Ten-Tribed Israel
Today, there are between four and five hundred million Israelites on earth, and out of all of those people—Britain, Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and the democracies of northwestern Europe—only a tiny remnant is really Israel!
John W. Ritenbaugh
The Covenants, Grace, and Law (Part Eleven)Related Topics: America and Britain | Australia | Britain | British Empire | Canada | Democracy | Israel of God | Israel, Modern | Modern Israel | New Zealand | Remnant of Israel | South Africa | United States