The prophet's dictionary guide to the supernatural

economy’s success. Biblically, the word economy refers to the dispensation of the gospel of Christ, that is, its wealth and resources as distributed to His kingdom. It is the stream of spiritual power and potential the Lord Jesus innately has and dispenses according to His wealth. In the Hebrew the two words that best describe the tremendous economy of God are towb and maaseh. See 2 Chronicles 12:12; Isaiah 29:23. Collectively the two words as used in the referenced passages mean God’s: •Goodness and mercy •Pleasure and spiritual ecstasy •Peace, love, and joy •Divine excellence •Eternal riches and valuables •Spiritual and natural prosperity •Righteousness, morality, and ethics •Benefice, bounty, and beauty •Welfare, intelligence, and finery •Precious possessions •Diligence and supremacy Divine economy looks at the Lord’s deeds, acts, and work done on earth before and after the creation of humanity. It adds people’s subsequent pursuits, business enterprises, and their undertakings successfully achieved. The Creator’s products, purposes, and handiwork are added to round out the prospective prosperity buried deep within each person and their sphere of life. It is with this comprehensive knowledge in mind that the writers of the New Testament settled on the word oikonomia in Scripture. See for further explanation the discussion of the word dispensation elsewhere in this book. 440. Eden—The word means paradise of delight. It was God’s first home for man, Adam, and his wife, Eve. Eden was set in a garden with every possible pleasure and delight the Lord could think of to provide for His creation, man. Adam’s lone task was to guard and keep it. That meant, considering the