{"id":40008,"date":"2015-10-12T08:00:29","date_gmt":"2015-10-12T15:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/?p=40008"},"modified":"2017-04-18T11:53:15","modified_gmt":"2017-04-18T18:53:15","slug":"genesis_1_11-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/genesis_1_11-13\/","title":{"rendered":"[#10] Genesis 1:11-13 &#8211; Why Blood Won&#8217;t Help Your Crops Grow"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"[#10] Genesis 1:11-13 &amp;#8211; Why Blood Won&amp;#8217;t Help Your Crops Grow\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2015-10-12T08:00:29-07:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"If you lived in biblical times, you might think that when your crops failed, the gods were angry at you, and that to appease their wrath, you needed to offer a blood sacrifice.\r\n\r\nPeople do not do this today, but many of us still think that when bad things happen, it is because God has neglected us, or is out to punish us for something. So we pray, and tithe, and cry out to God for forgiveness and mercy. Strangely, this response is not that much different from the ancient pagan religious practice of offering blood sacrifices. \r\n\r\nBut in Genesis 1:11-13, we see that this is not what God wants or desires. \" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/one_verse\/traffic.libsyn.com\/redeeminggod\/10_Genesis_1_11-13.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"25.0\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2647\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-40008-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/one_verse\/traffic.libsyn.com\/redeeminggod\/10_Genesis_1_11-13.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/one_verse\/traffic.libsyn.com\/redeeminggod\/10_Genesis_1_11-13.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/one_verse\/traffic.libsyn.com\/redeeminggod\/10_Genesis_1_11-13.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/One-Verse-Podcast-Jeremy-Myers-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"One Verse Podcast\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-39800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/One-Verse-Podcast-Jeremy-Myers-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/One-Verse-Podcast-Jeremy-Myers-570x570.jpg 570w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/One-Verse-Podcast-Jeremy-Myers-1080x1080.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/One-Verse-Podcast-Jeremy-Myers-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/One-Verse-Podcast-Jeremy-Myers.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>When crops fail, famine strikes, or drought occurs, what are your thoughts about God\u2019s involvement in such things?<\/p>\n<p>If you lived back in biblical times, you might think that the gods were angry at you, and that to appease their wrath, you needed to offer a blood sacrifice.<\/p>\n<p>People don\u2019t do this today, but many of us still think that when bad things happen, it is because God has neglected us, or worse yet, is out to punish us for something. So we pray, and tithe, and cry out to God for forgiveness and mercy. Strangely, this response is not that much different from the ancient pagan religious practice of offering blood sacrifices.<\/p>\n<p>In both cases, we think God is mad at us and needs some sort of sacrifice or offering to love us and forgive us and accept us once again.<\/p>\n<p>In this One Verse Podcast study, we look at Genesis 1:11-13 and see that God doesn\u2019t want blood and He doesn\u2019t want tears. All He wants is for us to know how much He loves us.<\/p>\n<p>Stick around to see how Moses teaches this by writing about plants, trees, seeds, and fruit.<\/p>\n<h2>The Text of Genesis 1:11-13<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/baal1.jpg\" alt=\"Baal cycle and Genesis 1 11-13\" width=\"336\" height=\"648\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-40021\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/baal1.jpg 336w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/baal1-296x570.jpg 296w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/baal1-207x400.jpg 207w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><strong>Genesis 1:11-13. Then God said, \u201cLet the earth bring forth grass, the herb <em>that <\/em>yields seed, <em>and <\/em>the fruit tree <em>that <\/em>yields fruit according to its kind, whose seed <em>is <\/em>in itself, on the earth\u201d; and it was so. And the earth brought forth grass, the herb <em>that <\/em>yields seed according to its kind, and the tree <em>that <\/em>yields fruit, whose seed <em>is <\/em>in itself according to its kind. And God saw that <em>it <\/em>was good. So the evening and the morning were the third day. <\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>In this discussion of Genesis 1:11-13 we look at:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Why Moses wrote so repetitively about plants and trees reproducing after their kind.<\/li>\n<li>What the ancient Canaanites believed about how plants and trees grew.<\/li>\n<li>How God\u2019s creation of plants and trees shows us that He is only looking out for our good.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Resources:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/theology.fm\/\">Theology.fm<\/a> \u2013 Helping you and your theology look like Jesus<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Baal_Cycle\">Baal Cycle on Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sacred-texts.com\/ane\/stc\/stc15.htm\">Another version of the creation of the world by Marduk<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Collins, <em>Genesis 1-4<\/em> \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1hie6Jp\">Amazon<\/a> or\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianbook.com\/Christian\/Books\/product?event=AFF&amp;amp;p=1183380&amp;amp;item_no=526195\">CBD<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fretheim, <em>NIB: Genesis<\/em> \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1FrZbYL\">Amazon<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianbook.com\/Christian\/Books\/product?event=AFF&amp;amp;p=1183380&amp;amp;item_no=63475X\">CBD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Genesis-Cosmology-Hasel.pdf\">Hasel Article on Genesis 1<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Creation-Myths-Johnston.pdf\">Johnston Article on Genesis 1<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Kidner<em>, Genesis<\/em>, <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1V825cl\">Amazon<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianbook.com\/Christian\/Books\/product?event=AFF&amp;amp;p=1183380&amp;amp;item_no=842018\">CBD<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ross, <em>Creation &amp; Blessing &#8211;<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1Msa7YT\">Amazon<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianbook.com\/Christian\/Books\/product?event=AFF&amp;amp;p=1183380&amp;amp;item_no=1021073\">CBD<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Walton, <em>Lost World of Genesis One<\/em>, <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1FrXDhl\">Amazon<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianbook.com\/Christian\/Books\/product?event=AFF&amp;amp;p=1183380&amp;amp;item_no=837045\">CBD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/one-verse-podcast\/id1037949897?at=11lbgo\">Subscribe and Leave a Review on iTunes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Downloadable Podcast Resources<\/h2>\n<p>Those who are part of my online discipleship group may download the MP3 audio file for this podcast and view the podcast transcript below.<\/p>\nYou must <a href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/register\/\">join a discipleship group<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/register\/your-membership\/\">login<\/a> to download the MP3 and view the transcript.\n<p><div class=\"rcp_restricted\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-42290\" src=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Membership-become-a-member.jpg\" alt=\"Membership-become-a-member\" width=\"537\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Membership-become-a-member.jpg 537w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Membership-become-a-member-300x147.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 537px) 100vw, 537px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Thanks for visiting this page ... but this page is for Discipleship Group members.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">If you are already part of a Faith, Hope, or Love Discipleship Group,<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/register\/login\/\">Login here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">If you are part of the free \"Grace\" Discipleship group, you will need to<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/register\/your-membership\/\">Upgrade your Membership to one of the paid groups<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">If you are not part of any group, you may learn about the various groups and their benefits here:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/register\/\">Join Us Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-42290\" src=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Membership-become-a-member.jpg\" alt=\"Membership-become-a-member\" width=\"537\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Membership-become-a-member.jpg 537w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Membership-become-a-member-300x147.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 537px) 100vw, 537px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><br \/>\n<h2>Do you like learning about the Bible online?<\/h2>\r\n<p>Do you like learning about Scripture and theology through my podcast? 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