What do you make of these two passages regarding the "curse on the land?
(Genesis 3:17-19) And to Adam he said, "Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten of the tree of which I commanded you, 'You shall not eat of it,' cursed is the ground because of you; in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life; thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you; and you shall eat the plants of the field. By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread, till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you shall return."
(Genesis 8:21-22)
And when the LORD smelled the pleasing aroma, the LORD said in his heart, "I will never again curse the ground because of man, for the intention of man's heart is evil from his youth. Neither will I ever again strike down every living creature as I have done. While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, shall not cease."
2006-12-23 12:52:36 · 11 answers · asked by Martin S 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
In the first one, the curse was that man would have to put in some really hard labor to obtain food. Before that, it was readily available whenever needed.
After the flood, the ground was again fertile, allowing cultivation of crops. The seasons allow crops to grow.
2006-12-23 13:01:55 · answer #1 · answered by from HJ 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You're right! The verse says: "I will never again CURSE THE GROUND because of man." (Emphasis added) The ground was cursed for Adam's sake. There was no need to make all his descendants suffer that particular way, since they started to suffer, and still are, because of imperfection. Also, if the ground WAS cursed, why, when the 10 Israelite spies came back from Canaan they carried ONE cluster of grapes on a pole between two men, and said of the land that it was a land "flowing with milk and honey"?--Numbers 13: 23-27 Also, hundreds of years later, after they had fallen away from true worship, the prophet Ezekiel foretold that the land would become "like the garden of Eden" if they returned to true worship.--Ezekiel 36: 33-35. How could that happen if the ground was still cursed?
As to the earth being ruined now: that's MAN'S fault, MAN'S greed, not God's curse!
2006-12-23 13:50:15 · answer #2 · answered by Charles d 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
seem up a thought referred to as the "Malocchio" or the Evil eye. that's latest in classic Italian Witchcraft. Breaking that's distinctly user-friendly and could be used on almost any curse. It incorporates a pot of water, olive oil and a needle. convey the pot of water to a boil and then cut back the warmth to a low simmer. upload 3 drops of olive oil to the water. If the drops stay separate or dissolve the guy isn't cursed that's all in his head. in the event that they arrive jointly to type one drop then a curse is latest. Take the needle and plunge it into the oil to break it aside. regularly a chant is asserted in this. examine one or make up our comprehend because it is going to pass with your individual or his very own believes. If the oil does not smash aside save attempting. The longer it takes to break the oil the extra advantageous the cruse is yet you basically could desire to maintain attempting.
2016-10-05 23:08:35 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
(Genesis 3:17-19) = Is still in effect. Read the verse and look about you.
(Genesis 8:21-22) = You take this one out of context, this is pertaining to the flood. God's covenant seal is the rainbow.
2006-12-23 13:02:48 · answer #4 · answered by Ray G 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Good question but you know that ultimately all curses were removed from us by Christ because he became a curse when he was crucified.. Galatians 3:13
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: "Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree."
2006-12-23 13:50:19 · answer #5 · answered by candi_k7 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe he ment He would not curse the earth with a complete flood again, but the curse was still on the dry land.
2006-12-23 13:00:15 · answer #6 · answered by Red neck 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Oh sure. Yeah. HAH!! War, crime, disease, poverty, starvation, slavery, murder, child molestors, floods, earthquakes, hurricanes, tornados, terrorists, Rosie O donnel.
No curses here.
2006-12-23 13:04:42 · answer #7 · answered by vaughndhume 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I would say no, but i'm not positive.
We still have weeds and thorns.
And we eat bread with sweat on our brow.
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2006-12-23 12:58:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
ur nuts. your floating on a tiny microscopic speck of a blue planet orbiting only one of billions of other 'suns/stars. in only one of billions of galaxies. get over yourself.
2006-12-23 12:56:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 5⤋
What do u think
2006-12-23 12:54:12 · answer #10 · answered by from nowhere 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋