yield its produce, nor shall the trees of the land yield their fruit” (Lev. 26:18–20; see Deut. 28:38–40). Indeed, their strength was spent in vain! They sowed abundantly but reaped a meager harvest. When they ate and drank, they weren’t filled or satisfied. Their clothing didn’t keep them warm and their income didn’t cover their expenses. As supplies became scarcer, prices got higher, and a shopper might as well have carried his wealth in a wallet filled with holes! While I don’t believe that the