ARE PETS GOD GIVEN ?

It is written in the BIBLE, approximately 2000 years ago in 2 Samuel, chapter 12 verses1 to 6

The LORD (God) sent Nathan (prophet) to (King) David.






When he came to him, he said, “There were two men in a certain town, one rich and the other poor. The rich man had a very large number of sheep and cattle,







- but the poor man had nothing except one little ewe lamb he had bought. He raised it, and it grew up with him and his children. It shared his food, drank from his cup and even slept in his arms. It was like a daughter to him.



“Now a traveler came
to the rich man, but the rich man refrained from taking one of his own sheep or cattle to prepare a meal for the traveler who had come to him.








Instead,he took the ewe lamb that belonged to the poor man and prepared it for the one who had come to him.”
David burned with anger against the man and said to Nathan, “As surely as the LORD lives, the man who did this deserves to die! He must pay for that lamb four times over, because he did such a thing and had no pity.”

- A BONE TO CHEW ON -
'a poor man '- not a rich one ..a poor man is entitled to keep a pet. Many people today think that only those who can afford it can keep one...suggesting that a pet is a waste of money, a luxury, a fancy...
'nothing except a little ewe lamb '-he had 'bought' the lamb... he had only the lamb as his only material possession...why keep it? Today people frown on this and consider it a luxury for a poor man to keep a creature that should be slaughtered instead, to feed his family .
- a poor man spending precious money on a lamb to keep as a pet- is that so wrong ?
'He raised it and grew up with him and his children.'. - a family pet ? What value is there in it for the poor family?
'shared his food, drank from his cup and even slept in his arms'. - the lamb apparently behaved like one of the family and was treated as one of the family..
.'a daughter to him. '- very much like how we treat our pets..

In that analogy, God used the prophet Nathan, to expose King David's famous sin of adultery and murder. The man in the analogy represented Bathsheba's husband Uriah and the lamb represented Bathsheba , the wife whom King David murdered Uriah for.

It is interesting that God used this 'man and his lamb' analogy..it is as if 1) He understood and endorsed man's need for a pet therefore allowing this analogy to be used in such an important lesson in the bible.God does not even frown on poor people owning pets. 2) It was not uncommon for people to keep animals as pets. 3) It may seem that pets have a real role in our lives and are God given.

A BONE TO PICK - !
DID GOD GIVE PETS A SPECIFIC ROLE OUR LIVES ? ?

DOG'S MORALITY ?

SO - ! DON'T YOU THINK WE KNOW OUR CREATOR TOO ?

A BONE TO PICK

Pastor Goh Yong Kuang commented in my blog MARCH 11, 2009:-
" 99.99999% of the Christian population in Singapore think little or nothing about our furry friends...worst of all, some think we are nuts in forging a relationship with them! Such people often point to the lack of instruction regarding animals.

These fellows forgot that the Bible was never written for animals but for sinful man & women who screwed up and as a result, brought sufferings to the rest of creation.
The Bible was written to address the sin of man, not animals...and animals will always be in God's creation plan, and I believe that we shall see them when God create the new heaven and new earth.

Don't let anyone call us an animal lover (as if we love animals instead of human beings). We are just trying to be good stewards of God's creation."

A DOG'S RESPONSE TO MAN ?

SUBMISSION OR FRIENDLY
RESPONSE FROM DOG ?

WELCOME (?)- FROM DUKE THE ROTTWEILER,
RECIPROCAL LICK -

tongue hanging out like a big
smile ..or Duke showing submission
in sticking out tongue..or.Duke 'smiling'
with joy of bonding..

So ...is there REAL joy for our dogs?
WHAT'S the dog's sense of
joy ? Satisfaction knowing his place
with his family of humans ... and ? ?

CAMARADERIE - paw on shoulder
expresses friendship ?

- not so-say the Scientists, it shows his dominance level ie 1st master, then the dog and the wife -a 3rd!
But we humans like to see it as affection....sighhh!

These animal scientists can really take the joy out of bonding.....!! We humans nevertheless totally disregard them...and keep enjoying our sense of bonding.
but what's the truth ? companionship ? real affection between man and dog ?

A DOG'S VIEW OF BONDING

A BONE TO PICK ! !
( dog's view )
BONDING WITH THOSE 2 LEGGED HUMANS? T-A-L-L ORDER - !






YOU GOTTA F-I-T INTO THEIR LIFESTYLE - WHATEVER
BOWL they provide......





Sleep where they tell you .......?









k-e-e-p CLEAN ---WHATEVER that means...

MESS? WHAT MESS? IT'S FUN TO ME !





B E G for FOOD !! ( what's b-e-g ? )
NOT S T E A L
(WHATEVER that means..if it's yummy it's yummy - !!)

S-m-i-l-e !!
'cos they like to see you s-m-i-l-e !! ( what's that ? ? )
AND if possible----
BE...................... LIKE THEM !!!!!