Leviticus says it's a sin.
Now I know that many christians think that the OT has been overturned and doesn't apply anymore, so that's not what I'm asking.
I want to know why your god EVER felt that this was a sin.
What was the rationale?
Or was he just trying to make life difficult for the sake of making it difficult???
Oh, and if he thought that this was so bad at one point, why did he change his mind?
How can a being who is perfect, omniscient, and "beyond time" even change his mind to begin with?
2006-10-04 17:19:28 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I am reporting John Winston's answer as a "non answer" since it is obvious that he didn't bother to read the question, and his "answer" didn't address the topic that I brought up.
2006-10-04 17:25:03 · update #1
Ahh, but crop diseases are much more likely to spread within a species than across a species.
an effective way to isolate the effect of crop diseases is actually to stratify planting.
I like the effort, though gorgeous! :) Thanks!
2006-10-04 17:27:41 · update #2
again, planting more than one crop is actually an effective way to make sure that soil isn't selectively depleated of nutrients.
If that was the rationale, then god would have commanded to never NOT mix plants in a field.
2006-10-04 17:29:18 · update #3
also storage obviously has nothing to do with this.
2006-10-04 17:30:00 · update #4
An omnipotent God would know that planting crops together would strengthen not kill off crops. I think this particular God just likes to put the bar a little too high and see how many followers will try to reach for it by following everything to the letter. He seems to get his jollies by testing his followers.
2006-10-04 20:10:13 · answer #1 · answered by genaddt 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The key here is harvest time and crop density.
Different crops mature at different times, so require different harvest times.
Harvesting one crop on time results in ripping up the other crop before it's ripe.
Also, not all crops are compatible with each other.
One might choke out the other, hogging all the available nitrogen, water, and nutrients.
Every time I've taken the time to research these things, God has always been right.
Now I just accept his word on faith, and save a lot of time and trouble.
2006-10-04 17:38:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
because that way the soil was not depleted of nutrients...and foods did not cross breed ( not the right word) ..back then there was not the ability to store food in many places where it would not go bad and be wasted.... that is also one of the reasoning's behind the area of the bible that talks about meat, the clean and unclean... also why it says what it does about not wasting an entire cow just to feed a small gathering... instead of knocking stuff down like that you really should use some common sense, it was very good advice for that time period.
2006-10-04 17:27:04 · answer #3 · answered by mommakaye 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
What version of Leviticus are you using . just did a quick read through the KJV version and don;t see anything about that . mostly about animals used for sacrifice.
The transition from Idolatry to Monotheism by Moses after the Exodus.
The only thing that comes close is not in Leviticus but another book about not spilling your seed on infertile soil.
Try rephrasing your question and then I might be able to make an answer.
2006-10-04 17:44:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
My God did not say it was a sin, He said don't do it, you are not suppose to mix seeds, as far a God changing His mind, it was so that we may have a right to the tree of life, with Adam & Eve sinning all man kind would have been destroyed, He made man perfect but He also gave him free will.
2006-10-04 17:36:02 · answer #5 · answered by delta s 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I honestly don't know. I don't pay much attention to the OT. Could be a statement meant to be spiritual rather than actually gardening advice.
Implying that if one person attempted to state two things that were in contradiction to each other.....it would not yield a good outcome. (just a guess).
2006-10-04 17:35:28 · answer #6 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Honestly, I don't know for sure. I don't have a bible here in front of me. I am going to guess, cross contamination between crops. Just a guess, hope I don't look like a fool.
2006-10-04 17:24:10 · answer #7 · answered by Gorgeoustxwoman2013 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
it has to do with obedience and keeping crops free from cross contamination.... and a visual aide for the children of Israel not to intermarry with heathens.
( Like when Moses was suppose to speak to the rock but he struck the rock..... his disobience kept him out of the Promise Land.)
2006-10-04 17:31:02 · answer #8 · answered by jaimestar64cross 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Maybe corn and wheat are "unequally yoked" =)
2006-10-04 17:25:22 · answer #9 · answered by ♥Mira♥ 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋
what verses in Lev. are you talking about?
2006-10-04 17:25:56 · answer #10 · answered by norm s 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋