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Does God Allow the Hunting and Killing of Animals?

In the beginning, God gave man dominion over the fish, the birds, and the beasts of the earth (Genesis 1:28). Jesus' disciples were fishermen, and He helped them catch fish on occasion (Luke 5:1-9). God Himself ordained the sacrificial system (see Leviticus 1-7), under which literally millions of animals—bulls, sheep, goats, turtledoves, pigeons, etc.—lost their lives.

God also inspired scriptures to tell us which kinds of animals, fish, and fowl He created to be eaten by humans. Notice that game animals are included (Leviticus 11; Deuteronomy 14:3-21). We can conclude, therefore, that it is not against God's will to catch, kill, and use animals for food. Nor is it wrong to kill predators. David killed a lion and a bear that menaced his sheep (I Samuel 17:34-36).

Of course, this does not mean that game should be killed indiscriminately or recklessly. It is repulsive to see some hunters kill merely for the sake of gaining a trophy, the antlers of a deer or an elk, for example, and leave the rest of the carcass to rot. Such irresponsible actions are wrong. On the other hand, the humane culling of herds of deer, bison, and other such animals is necessary and merciful conservation of nature.

Nevertheless, the idea that it is wrong to kill any animals whatsoever is not supported by the Bible. If it were, God would not have bothered to tell man which animals to eat. He simply would have instructed man not to eat any of them. To the contrary, He gives mankind permission to kill animals for food (Genesis 9:2-3).

THE SECOND TEN COMMANDMENTS (AUTHOR UNKNOWN)

1. THOU SHALL NOT WORRY, FOR WORRY IS THE MOST UNPRODUCTIVE OF ALL HUMAN ACTIVITIES.

2. THOU SHALL NOT BE FEARFUL, FOR MOST OF THE THINGS WE FEAR NEVER COME TO PASS.

3. THOU SHALL NOT CROSS BRIDGES BEFORE YOU COME TO THEM, FOR NO ONE YET HAS SUCCEEDED IN ACCOMPLISHING THIS.

4. THOU SHALL FACE EACH PROBLEM AS IT COMES, YOU CAN ONLY HANDLE ONE AT A TIME ANYWAY.

5. THOU SHALL NOT TAKE PROBLEMS TO BED WITH YOU, FOR THEY MAKE VERY POOR BEDFELLOWS.

6. THOU SHALL NOT BORROW OTHER PEOPLE'S PROBLEMS, THEY CAN BETTER CARE FOR THEM THAN YOU CAN.

7. THOU SHALL NOT TRY TO RELIVE YESTERDAY FOR GOOD OR ILL, IT IS FOREVER GONE. CONCENTRATE ON WHAT IS HAPPENING IN YOUR LIFE AND BE HAPPY NOW.

8. THOU SHALL BE A GOOD LISTENER, FOR ONLY WHEN YOU LISTEN DO YOU HEAR IDEAS DIFFERENT FROM YOUR OWN. IT IS HARD TO LEARN SOMETHING NEW WHEN YOU ARE TALKING, AND SOME PEOPLE DO KNOW MORE THAN YOU DO.

9. THOU SHALL NOT BECOME "BOGGED DOWN" BY FRUSTRATION, FOR 90% OF IT IS ROOTED IN SELF-PITY AND WILL ONLY INTERFERE WITH POSITIVE ACTION.

10. THOU SHALL COUNT THY BLESSINGS, NEVER OVERLOOKING THE SMALL ONES, FOR A LOT OF SMALL BLESSINGS ADD UP TO A BIG ONE.

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