Question

A friend posed this to me, and I honestly can't find anything about it in the bible. Does God care how we treat the earth? You know like Indians, and African tribes worship the earth as mother earth. Is there any references in the Bible on polution or care of the earth, oil spills, or anything were we should treat the earth with care? I say no, I mean God is going to destroy the earth pretty well. He is going to kill the fish, cause earthquakes everywhere.

[Rebel Hog]

BC, anything we destroy on this earth, we are destroying Gods creation.
Pss.24:1
[1] The earth is the LORD's, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.

[Alex The Hawk]

The law of God ,given to Moses make specific rules on how to treat nature.
There are 613 Commandments but most people are only familiar with the original 10.

[The Rev]

God has put many things in our hands to care for. Just like Adam, he was give dominion over all things on this earth, and chore has been passed down for us to tend to His creation.

[Tazman]

Does God care how we treat the earth? I would say he does, every bit as much as we care about our possesions.

Gen:
1:1
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

The heavens and the earth are Gods, not ours, he lets us use it, he created for us, we have a stewardship to care for Gods creation, not destroy or waste it.

Gen:
2:15
And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.

God created Adam to dress and keep Eden, seems to me that if the first man was responsible to maintain the portion of the earth given to him, that it is our responsibilty to maintain our portion.

Ps.
24:1
The earth is the LORD's, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.

This spells out who owns not the earth, but us!

Num.
35:33
So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye are: for blood it defileth the land: and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it.

35:34
Defile not therefore the land which ye shall inhabit, wherein I dwell: for I the LORD dwell among the children of Israel.

Num. 35:34 says it all!

Excellent guys. Gosh, I am rather disappointed in myself. I know alot of these, but its the last thing to come in mind.
But none of this really spells it out. I mean, we are not destroying anything. Remember, nothing byman can be created or destroyedjust changed. Nothing I see says, its badto have pollution. Nothing I see says global warming is sinful. Nothing I see says pumping oil for fuel is sinful.

Only thing that could come to mind is Godcreated the earth and created it the way helikes, andwe have changed the shape of the earth. Cutting off the mountains, changing the ozone. But I still can't figure outif he minds? I mean, it is his grand plan to destroy most of the earth one day.

You know guys Ps is the hardest chapter for me to read. Is it for anyone else?

[Rebel Hog]

BroMark, that's His prerogative to change, modify or destroynot ours.

Num. 35:33
33. So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye are: for blood it defileth the land: and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that

True. Thanks for your guys help.

[Tazman]

You know guys Ps is the hardest chapter for me to read. Is it for anyone else?

Psalms is not easy, but I have a harder time with Revalations.

[Alex The Hawk]

Silently He hovered over a formless empty world, as a painter would stand before a blank piece of canvas. He focused all wisdom and creativity, opened His mouth and birthed an explosion of matter and energy.
Let there be light, echoed throughout the universe, bathing all it touched in brilliant color. God poured Himself out. When finished, He looked over His labor of love. With joy He signed his name and decreed, all that I have made is very good!
God looked within, reflected upon His own character, and created man in His own image (Gen 1:27). Bending down on hands and knees, He picked up handfuls of dust and meticulously formed a head, arms and legs. With foreknowledge of the joy and suffering this act would bring, God pressed His lips against man"™s and breathed into its lungs the Spirit of Life.
The first thing Adam knew were the eternal eyes of his Maker. His Provider who would nourish him spiritually and physically. Creating a garden with trees bearing lush fruit, God said, I give you every seed"“bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food (Gen. 1:29). The breath of the living God sustained in Adam by living food. A glorious world, unmarred with sickness, disease and death.
Satan watched in horror as the black universe was lit up with the brightness of God"™s perfection. In spite of the dark pride in his heart, he bowed his head, humbled by the display of his Enemy"™s raw power. Suns and planets bursting into brilliant light all around him. Light devouring the darkness.
Envy consumed him. Satan wants to be God. Everything he does springs from that desire. He hated the beauty and the majesty of what God had made, especially man and woman, for they were created in the image of his Enemy.
And so began the ancient drama. Adam and Eve making the fatal mistake of eating from the hand of their enemy. Satan became man"™s new Master and Provider. A mastership that could not be broken except by the death of the Painter"™s Son.
Today Satan has an agenda for mankind's absolute domination. One look at this world and it would appear that he has achieved his goal. Our hospitals are filled with people in pain and suffering. Billions of dollars are spent in search for answers to rampant health problems plaguing the planet. Yet disease marches on at an alarming rate. Food is spiked with poisonous preservatives and additives. Farmers forced to be competitive under world"“economic pressures, load the soil with chemical fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides. God appointed man to be steward of creation. Man has bitterly failed.
God created food to be a blessing not a curse; to heal not to destroy; to bring health not sickness.
Remnants of Eden can be still be found buried within the earth. The humble carrot displays the character of God. Beta"“carotene, vitamin C, folic acid, calcium, phosphorous, potassium, enzymes, and a wealth of trace minerals. All insuring a body vibrant with life. The nutritiousness of food was no accident, but by grand design. A design that has been marred by death.
The New Eden
Welcome to the Valley of the Shadow of Death. There was a time when this valley was lush with green. The warm summer breezes saturated with the fragrance of flowers that blanketed the hills. Vivid purples, blues and yellows"”a sea of delicate color lit up by a noonday sun. A babbling clear stream where animals would come and drink. A garden paradise"”Eden.
This beauty has been traded for monoliths of human achievement. Lifeless rock. Babylon. And our path must enter into her belly. Remnants of Eden can still be found forcing its way though the cracks in the pavement. Those small bits of green will remind us as we walk this dismal path. Remind us of hope. Of a day to come. But for now, we shall travel though sickness, disease, mucus, cancer, toxins, pollution, addiction, moral decay, media, mental illness, transfatty acids, sexual perversion, greed and technology. A bleak desolate land.
How can we live in such a place and be untouched? He shall guide our path to the answer. We have not been left alone. We have been equipped with instruments of protection and power. Even though we walk through the Valley of the Shadow of Death, we shall fear no evil. For He is with us. A table of provision has been prepared for us in the presence of our Enemy. Surely goodness and mercy will follow us all the days of our lives. And one day when He comes, we will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.