In “Adam was a Vegetarian,” I referenced Genesis 9:2-3 were God added meat to mankind’s diet.
There is another interesting item in that passage. In verse two, God says that from then on, all the animals would be afraid of people. This allows us to infer that prior to that time, the animals were not afraid of people.
That’s an intriguing thought. Although we have domesticated some animals, most species remain wild. Imagine living without fear and in harmony with animals, being able to sleep next to a lion or hold a rattlesnake of our hands.
And it could happen again. In Isaiah’s prophecy, he looks to a future time when:
“The wolf will live with the lamb,
Isaiah 11:6, NIV
the leopard will lie down with the goat,
the calf and the lion and the yearling together;
and a little child will lead them.”
Mankind living without fear and in harmony with animals. It happened once—and will happen again.
[Read through the Bible with us this year. Today’s reading is Isaiah 11-13 and today’s post is on Isaiah 11:6.]
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