Biblical prophecies in the Book of Ezekiel imply that Israel would be in a sorry state when the Jews finally returned to their homeland. Towns would have been leveled and the land would be “desolate.” After the Jews returned, however, they would rebuild their cities and “the land that was desolate shall be tilled, instead of being the desolation that it was in the sight of all who passed by.” When the State of Israel was established, this was more or less the case. Two world wars had left most of human civilization damaged, and the actual land of Israel itself was truly desolate. A large percentage of the land was either desert or covered in swamps filled with malaria carrying mosquitoes. According to the prophecies in Ezekiel, however, the once ruined land would “become like the garden of Eden.” In terms of agriculture, Israel has done exactly that. Israel has some of the most advanced agricultural technology in the world, and the Israelis have used that technology to become one of the few counties that exports more food than they import.
