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1 | Did God bless the beasts as well | Gen 1:25 | azurelaw | 213274 | ||
God created all living creatures in water and birds in the sky and He BLESSED them to be fruitful and multiply the earth (Gen 1:20-22). He did the same to man as well (Gen 1:28). However, I did not find He gave the same blessing to the beasts of the earth. Did God actually give the same blessing to the animals on earth? Thanks. Azure |
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2 | Did God bless the beasts as well | Gen 1:25 | keliy | 213430 | ||
Hello Azure, I enjoy your questions because they provoke me to explore areas of my musty mind that are not visited often enough (-; As Christians we are called to live according to God's Kingdom standards. These standards are best exemplified in Jesus' Sermon on the mount where He states, in part: "Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. "And why are you worried about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin..." Matt 6:26,28 I would presume that you are multilingual, and as such, you know that no language translates perfectly into any other language. Being flexible, language is as much an art as it is science. Let's take a quick look at the verses you mention: And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed (naphach) into his nostrils the breath (neshamah) of life; and man became a living soul (nephesh). Now, I do not want to connect myself with some religious group that proclaims spirituality in animals, but since dogs breathe, do they have their own spirits (ruwach)? I do believe that dogs have a soul (nephesh) because I have observed something in dogs that very much resembles a conscience. We could look next at the word 'blessed' (barak) which means to bring joy to, or to make one happy. But it could also mean 'adore', so I would say yes, God does blessingly adore humans and also animals. I believe God did bless all animals, but not with the same measure that He gave to mankind. He provides for all creatures but He also appointed humans as stewards of the environment that contains animals. As appointed stewards we neglect God when we pollute the land, the water, and devalue the animals. What does that mean in terms of who we are as God's children?" This is a responsibility discussed much too little in the church. "I think we owe it to God to learn as much as we can and make good choices towards His blessed animals. Lord Bless keliy |
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