The world is full of people who “look the other way” when
confronted with a truth that they deem unpleasant and makes them
uncomfortable.
In today’s society, this is most evident where other animals are
concerned: Every day, round the clock, billions of farmed animals are
manipulated and processed as “production units” in a system that has
fallen to a level of depravity unparalleled in history.
Yet, there is no coverage in the popular media about this
ever-growing living hell that God’s creatures are forced to endure; and
the average person prefers lies over truth. This dominant “kill the
messenger” mentality plays right into the hands of the powerful flesh
and dairy industries. But God is not mocked. There will come a day of
recompense.
This behavior reminds me of the Hebrew Bible account of the priest
Eli who knew that his sons, Hophni and Phinehas, were dishonest (1
Samuel 2:12):
12 Now the sons of Eli were worthless men; they did not know the
Lord.
~ New American Standard Bible
God had warned Eli about the consequences of his laxness, yet he
would not correct Hophni and Phinehas (1 Samuel 2:34):
34 ‘And this will be the sign to you which shall come concerning
your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas: on the same day both of them shall
die.’
~ New American Standard Bible
Then God reveals to the boy Samuel the serious future consequences of
the disobedience of Eli and his sons (1 Samuel 3:13-14):
13 “For I have told him [Eli] that I am about to judge his house
forever for the iniquity which he knew, because his sons brought a
curse on themselves and he did not rebuke them.
14 “And therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli that the
iniquity of Eli’s house shall not be atoned for by sacrifice or
offering forever.”
~ New American Standard Bible
After the Ark of the Covenant was taken by the Philistines, not only
did Hophni and Phinehas die on the same day, but also their father Eli
(1 Samuel 4:17-18):
17 Then the one who brought the news answered and said, “Israel has
fled before the Philistines and there has also been a great slaughter
among the people, and your two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are
dead, and the ark of God has been taken.”
18 And it came about when he mentioned the ark of God that Eli fell
off the seat backward beside the gate, and his neck was broken and he
died, for he was old and heavy. Thus he judged Israel forty years.
~ New American Standard Bible
As for the obedient boy Samuel (1 Samuel 3:19-20):
19 Thus Samuel grew and the Lord was with him and let none of his
words fail.
20 And all Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was
confirmed as a prophet of the Lord.
~ New American Standard Bible
So, “looking the other way” only prolongs the time when the truth and
its consequences must be faced; and the longer it takes, the more severe
the end results.
See also:
http://www.all-creatures.org/anex/index.html
http://www.all-creatures.org/anex/cattle.html
http://www.all-creatures.org/anex/chicken.html
http://www.all-creatures.org/anex/duck.html
http://www.all-creatures.org/anex/pig.html
http://www.all-creatures.org/anex/rabbit.html
http://www.all-creatures.org/anex/bison.html
