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The words ‘aish
v'gofreet,’ "fire and
brimstone," remind us of when the Lord rained down on Sodom and
Gomorrah burning sulfuric coals to destroy the city (Genesis 19:24). In the
Bible, God sends down from the heavens rain to sustain, manna to miraculously
nourish, and burning fires to eradicate evil from the land. While sometimes
sulfuric fire is associated with death and destruction, in the modern State of
Israel it represents life, rejuvenation and prosperity. In 1911, Moshe
Novomeysky, a European industrialist, visited the Dead Sea for the first time
and understood its potential as a treasure trove for minerals, phosphates,
sulfurs and potash. He created the Palestine Potash Company which would later
turn into one of Israel’s most important export companies—Dead Sea Works.
Thousands of years later, the Bible is alive in the Land of Israel!
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