ECON 120 - blog post 2

Economics in the Bible is somehting I had never particularly thought about. Before this class began, I remember thinking "how can there be Biblical integration in an economics class?" I had never stopped consider how God used economics in Biblical times as means to bless the people living in the Promised Land and to ultimately glorify Himself. Having almost finished the class, I have learned about economics and how it is a lot more complicated than I had previously though, never having taken an economics class before. The most interesting thing I learned was how God used economic means to support and bless His people by making Israel a great place for trading, arguably the most important part of any economy. Without trade, the economy suffers immensely. There would be little to no circulation of money and people would not be able to gain the goods they need for survival. In making Israel a location ideal for trade, the Lord ensured that their economy had the means to thrive. This can be seen by looking at textual evidence in Scripture. One example of this is the Queen of Sheba, who brought many valuable goods to Israel for trading during the reign of Solomon. Also under Solomon, there are mentions of goods being imported and workers being imported as well. Without economics, Israel would have suffered, which was not what was promised when the Lord promised a land "rich with milk and honey" to His people. This was possible in part due to trading with the surrounding nations and peoples.