Thursday, April 30, 2020

The Pandemic Lockdown And Passages From The Books of Exodus & Leviticus

The other day, YouTube  made a suggestion that led to a view of this video entitled Effect of Lock down on Marine Lifehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8flENuIWUA&t=5s.

The video inspired a comment by Jai Mankondar, quoted below:

“You shall sow your land for six years and gather in its yield, but on the seventh year you shall let it rest and lie fallow, so that the needy of your people may eat; and whatever they leave the beast of the field may eat. You are to do the same with your vineyard and your olive grove.

— Exodus 23:10-11


“Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘When you come into the land which I shall give you, then the land shall have a sabbath to the Lord. Six years you shall sow your field, and six years you shall prune your vineyard and gather in its crop, but during the seventh year the land shall have a sabbath rest, a sabbath to the Lord; you shall not sow your field nor prune your vineyard. Your harvest’s aftergrowth you shall not reap, and your grapes of untrimmed vines you shall not gather; the land shall have a sabbatical year. All of you shall have the sabbath products of the land for food; yourself, and your male and female slaves, and your hired man and your foreign resident, those who live as aliens with you. Even your cattle and the animals that are in your land shall have all its crops to eat.

— Leviticus 25:2-7

On land, the world would be greener if every household grows something edible, something small, next to a window sill where there is natural light.  People with gardens, backyards can grow more.  For those who are interested can watch this video on YouTube  entitled Inspiring Woman Growing a Huge Amount of Food in a Tiny Backyard in the City!  Here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9ZukMyejLk

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