Isaiah 28:26

"When he has leveled its surface, doesn’t he plant the dill, and scatter the cumin seed, and put in the wheat in rows, the barley in the appointed place, and the spelt in its place?"

Key Reflection

In Isaiah 28:26, the prophet describes the meticulous process of planting different crops such as dill, cumin, wheat, barley, and spelt in their designated places. This vivid imagery for an ancient Israelite audience would have underscored the importance of precision and order in agricultural practices, reflecting a broader theme of divine order and careful planning—both in daily life and in the prophetic context that often contrasted human folly with divine wisdom.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

For his God doth instruct him ... -Margin, ‘He bindeth it in such sort as his God doth teach him.’ The more correct idea is conveyed in the text. The wordיסרוyiserô, properly means, he instructs, admonishes, or teaches him. The idea that skill in agriculture is communicated by God is not one that is discordant to reason, or to the general teachings of the Bible. Thus the achitectural and mechanical skill of Bezaleel and Aholiab, by which they were enabled to make the tabernacle, is said expressly to have been imparted to them by GodExodus 31:2-6. Thus also Noah was taught how to build the arkGenesis 6:14-16.

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