is a sad perversion of the truth. Solomon wrote: “It is good and proper for a man to eat and drink, and to find satisfaction in his toilsome labor under the sun.… When God gives any man wealth and possessions, and enables him to enjoy them, to accept his lot and be happy in his work—this is a gift of God” (Ecclesiastes 5:18, 19). Trouble arises when people enjoy prosperity so much that they forget the God who gave it to them. Israel could become proud and take for granted how God rescued them to