Grapes are one of the seven special agricultural products of Eretz Yisrael, the Land of Israel, and they can teach us a vital life lesson. Contemporary author Rabbi Natan Slifkin explains that grapes must be totally crushed, either underfoot or in a press, to produce valuable wine. He states, "The same is true of the righteous. The difficult question of how bad things can happen to good people is partially resolved through realizing that it is precisely through trials of suffering that latent potential is brought to fruition." In this prophecy, Ezekiel promises that the inhabitants of Jerusalem will be destroyed just as a vine that no longer produces grapes is burned for fuel. The message of the grape, however, is that the suffering and hardships are not intended merely as punishments. Rather, God hopes
that the pain and anguish will eventually bring out the best in them, and inspire their return to Him.
Grapes: Their hidden wisdom and symbolism in Israelβs history
Zac Waller: Bringing Christian Farmers to the Vineyards of Samaria Zac Waller was born in Kentucky and raised in the hills of Tennessee, but he found his life calling on the mountains of Samaria in the heartland of re-born Israel. At the age of thirteen, he dedicated his life to the God of Israel
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