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10 commandments for earth day
1. 10 Green Commandments for
Earth Day
Carlene Hill Byron
Cary, North Carolina
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2. The Right Place of Animals in
the Creation
1. “If you come across a bird's nest
beside the road, either in a tree or on the ground, and the
mother is sitting on the young or on the eggs,
do not take the mother with the young.
You may take the young, but be sure to let the mother go,
so that it may go well with you and
you may have a long life.”
(Deuteronomy 22:6-7)
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3. The Right Place of Animals in
the Creation
2. “If a bull gores a man or a woman to death,
the bull must be stoned to
death, and its meat must not be eaten. But
the owner of the bull will not be
held responsible.”
(Exodus 21:28)
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4. The Right Place of Animals in
the Creation
3. “Six days you shall labor and do all your
work. But the seventh day is a sabbath to
the LORD your God;
you shall not do any work—
you, your son or your daughter,
your male or female slave, your livestock,
or the alien resident in your towns.”
(Exodus 20: 9-10)
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5. The Right Place of Plants in the
Creation
4. “When you lay siege to a city …
do not destroy its trees
… because you can eat their fruit.
Do not cut them down.
Are the trees of the field people,
that you should besiege them?”
(Deuteronomy 20:19)
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6. The Right Place of Plants in the
Creation
5. “When you enter the land
and plant any kind of fruit tree,
regard its fruit as forbidden.
For three years you are to consider it
forbidden; it must not be eaten.”
(Leviticus 19:23 )
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7. Our Responsibilities in the Built
Environment
6. “Designate a place outside the
camp … to relieve yourself. …
For the Lord your God moves about in your camp
to protect you and to deliver your enemies to you.
Your camp must be holy ....”
(Deuteronomy 23:12-14)
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8. Our Responsibilities in the Built
Environment
7. “When you build a new house,
make a parapet around your roof
so that you may not bring the guilt
of bloodshed on your house
if someone falls from the roof.”
(Deuteronomy 22:8)
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9. The Place of Creation in
Redemption
8. “For the creation waits with eager longing
for the revealing of the children of God …
the creation itself will be set free
from its bondage to decay and will obtain
the freedom of the glory of the children of God.”
(Romans 8:20-21)
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10. The Place of Creation in
Redemption
9. “Let the heavens be glad, and
let the earth rejoice;
let the sea roar and all it contains;
Let the field exult,
and all that is within it.”
(Psalm 97: 11-12)
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11. The Place of Creation in
Our Testimony
10. “Let the heavens rejoice,
let the earth be glad;
let them say among the nations,
“The LORD reigns!”
Let the sea resound, and all that is in it;
let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them!
Let the trees of the forest sing,
let them sing for joy before the LORD …”
(1 Chronicles 16: 23-24, 31-33)
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Notas del editor
When we seek God’s direction for care of God’s world, it is easy to skip from dominion to fall to new creation, entirely missing God’s commands that fall in between. In the interest of opening a bit more of the “whole counsel of Scripture,” here are 10 commandments for the care of the earth drawn from parts of Scripture we often miss – Leviticus, Deuteronomy, Exodus, Chronicles, and the Psalms.
The blessing for treating the mother bird well when taking a baby bird or eggs from the nest is the same blessing we receive for honoring our human parents (Exodus 20:12, Deuteronomy 5:16, Ephesians 6:1-3). What does this say about the importance of the mother bird in the created order?
The dangerous animal is not slaughtered; it receives the same penalty as a human murderer. Its owner is only held responsible if the animal has a habit of goring people, according to subsequent verses. If the bull habitually gores people and the owner has not adequately controlled it, the owner is treated as accessory to murder. Owner and animal die together. Animals hold great responsibility in this world God describes.
Beasts of burden and beasts that carry people get the same day off as people. Perhaps this is just another way for God to emphasize that his people cannot work. God has made it impossible for us to delegate Sabbath day work to slaves and immigrants, allowing them to use our farm animals. Or perhaps it extends the honor and holiness of the Sabbath observance to all alike, including farm animals.
God makes it clear that plants are not the same as people. At the same time, he establishes protection and care for plants. God reminds people that plants – in particular fruiting trees – are not to be destroyed in the process of fighting a battle. The trees are not enemies and can become a blessing.
For any who are unacquainted with basic agriculture or so greedy as to attempt an early harvest, God is setting a boundary. Give the fruit tree enough time to mature so it will have quality fruit for years. Do not ruin the tree before it has time to become established.
We are only beginning to re-learn the principles of “green” building that were instinctive to our ancestors: place the house above the pond, not below it; give it the shelter of deciduous trees so it receives summer shade and winter sun; orient it and align the windows to capture summer breezes. God wrote “building codes” into Scripture to help us care for each other and our surroundings.Before the Romans built the first Western aqueducts and sewers, God told Israel to keep waste out of the camp. Waste management is part of how we keep the land holy for God’s presence.
At a time when flat roofs were as commonly used for living space as they are in cities today, God told people to make sure a wall around the edges kept families and guests safe.
From what has already been written, we can perhaps see that creation itself plays a larger role in this drama of redemption than we have typically considered. Let’s watch creation as interacts with God and us in the story of redemption.This scripture says nature is waiting on you and me. What we do determines the future of creation, and creation knows it. Creation depends on us and creation trusts us.
We are in the habit of treating Psalm 97 and many verses like it as mere poetry. But in light of Romans 8, how can we? If creation as we see it is creation in chains, what would creation look like once liberated into “the freedom of the glory of the children of God”? This verse orders what we consider inanimate creation to celebrate God. Who am I to argue with God? Perhaps Christians from earlier times were closer to the truth when their morning worship included such lyrics as these, taken from Psalm 150 and the book of Daniel:O all ye Works of the Lord, bless ye the Lord; praise him, and magnify him forever. …O ye Waters that be above the Firmament, bless ye the Lord; praise him, and magnify him forever. …O ye Sun and Moon, bless ye the Lord; praise him, and magnify him forever. …O all ye Green Things upon the Earth, bless ye the Lord; praise him, and magnify him forever. …O all ye Beasts and Cattle, bless ye the Lord; praise him, and magnify him forever.O ye Servants of the Lord, bless ye the Lord; praise him, and magnify him forever.
When we speak with those who believe the earth is a living being to be worshipped, we know they are not correct. But their incorrect worship is wrapped around a core of truth, and we can speak to that truth. God has placed great value in all of the creation, not just people. And God commands all creation to testify with us to God’s glory, God’s salvation, God’s wonderful deeds, and God’s powerful rule.We are called to give our testimony to God, not alone, but with all creation among all the nations. Together with all of God’s creation, let us bless the Lord. Praise him and magnify him forever!
