Did God intended Man to be vegetarians?

Question

"And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat."(Gen. 1:29[KJV])

God didn't say whether or not to use the animals as meat. Would this mean that God wanted man to be vegetarians?

No bashing please.

Answer 1

No. Definitely not. God also made Adam ruler over all animals (Genesis 1:28). And look at the New Testament. Peter, Paul and the apostles all freely ate meat in the book of Acts. Peter even had a vision about it. (Acts 10:9-16)

Answer 2

As I remember it he said Adam could have of all the fruit and vegetation and that he should not touch 1 tree, only 1 tree, now how are hard could be. Any way I did n't read anything about eating of meat. So he was to be vegetarian him and eve. The only time I read of meat being intruduced was after the flood when they got out of the Ark. And when the Israelites were in the wilderness they were given Manna, and When they groan and complained, They where allowed to have Quail but only for that day and not to save any. But, greedy took some of them, and it turn to worms. Okay, so what I get from those lessons is that I have to eat more veggies and less meat. And rely on my creator for what I need, when I truly need it, if I need it all, and if no answer then I didn't need it.

Answer 3

Under a strictly literal reading of the text, man was made a vegetarian in the beginning as well as all other animals. It was only after the Flood that man and the other animals started eating meat. Of course, man evolved as an omnivore, so the Genesis myths are just stories to explain what ancient man could not explain without science.

Answer 4

Yes, Eating meat came after sin. God allowed it for a time.

Its not a sin to eat meat, however. God gave us certain animals to be called meat. Read Leviticus chapter 11. Paul's vision in Acts 10 was not about all animals being clean to eat.

It was about a man who is not a Jew, is clean. Read the chapter further than verse 16, read verse 28


Acts 10:28 And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.

The vision was not about meat, but people of other nations.

I wonder if we will go back to being Vegetarians in the Kindom of Heaven (on earth). The Lamb and the Lion will be sitting together peacefully. If the lions are not eating lambs, why would we?

Answer 5

Actually God did say . Gen 7 Of every clean beast Noah was to take 7 and of every unclean beast 2 each male and female. 5 of the seven were for food. In Exodus The lamb that is slain and cooked for a sweet smell unto the lord , had to be eaten and not a bone broken.

It is truly hard to yield to the word of God. Most people use the Bible to prove their religion. This is where we must find it.

May the Lord richly bless you

Answer 6

Who can ever know the mind of God? It seems to me that "God" probably doesn't mind if we choose to be vegetarians or meat eaters. We are considered to be part of the animal kingdom. If you have paid close attention at all, it is obvious that all other animals prey on each other and that is how they survive. So it should be no surprise to any thinking person that we humans are meat eaters also, like our animal counterparts. However, I would not discredit anyone who chooses to be a vegetarian. I enjoy most meats but usually stick to fish. It is my favorite meal. Now back to "God". Jesus said it is not what goes into a man/woman that defiles them. It's the malice that comes from our mouths and our hearts that defile us.

Answer 7

In the beginning, humans and animals were herbivores. It wasn't until sin arrived that death came too. Did you know God killed the first animal? Gen.3:21, He killed an animal to make skins for them to cover themselves after the fall. I like to think it was a lamb, would be rather appropriate, the sacrifice of an innocent lamb to cover the sins of man. So, back to the question, God allows some animals here to be eaten by man, it is neither wrong or sinful to do so.

Answer 8

Vegetarianism is best, but it's unrealistic to think the world will adhere to it.

I think that's why it's not stressed.

It's kind of like even sex within marriage should really be severely restrained, but it's just not possible to get people to go that far, so those who can do, and the rest live under a lower standard.

Answer 9

God intended for us to eat veggies and meat, in Genesis 1, he gave Adam reign over all the beasts on land and in the sea.

Answer 10

Yes, when God created us, he intended us to be vegetarians, and all the animals were like a bunch of pets. there was no fear of lions or bears attacking us as well as pests etc. BUT when we got thrown out of the garden of eden all that changed. thorns and weeds started to grow to make growing stuff harder, as well as women were cursed to endure pain in childbearing as well as animals were no longer "nice" to us anymore. As of that point we now have to be afraid of snakes, and most all wild animals for that case. Back to your question, the other change that happened at this point was a change in our bodies nutritional needs, now we needed meat to properly sustain our bodies.

So, to summerize, Yes, at first God intended us to be vegiterians and coexist with the animals, but because of our sins, we now need protien in our diets to properly sustain our bodies, as well as we need fear the wild animals.

Also, you may notice that most "vegetarians" eat fish or chicken, and the true vegetarians that will not touch any form of meat, are not healthy unless they take some form of protien supplement.
The truth is, humans are omnivors and require plants as well as animals to be healthy.