Purpose of Mosquitos and other pests

[Skye1300]

It also makes me wonder about germs, bacteria, and viruses etc

That all came from the fall once death entered the earth. Rottenness causes germs and bacteria and viruses.

 

[Bradskii]

But even when things don't go according to plan...

Whose plan was it?

 

[Mark Quayle]

So God has absolutely nothing to do with the hierarchy of nature?

If he doesn't have nothing to do with it, he has everything to do with it. There are no contingencies, no mistakes. It is all going precisely according to plan, or he is not God.

 

[Shemjaza]

Why did God create them? I often ponder this question

[serious question]

Birds eat them. Other things eat birds.

Sea bird migrate to Russia to feed on the massive boom of mosquitoes in the northern summer and then back to Australia to make their nests and raise their chicks.

 

[eleos1954]

That is not what Genesis 1:29-30 says.

From your source:


But also keep in mind that after the fall, certain foods (pork, shellfish, etc) was considered unclean.

Originally every living thing's food was plants, and later God gave permission to eat other things and guidelines regarding them.

What we eat is a health message not a sin message (related to salvation) ...

1 Corinthians 8:8

King James Bible
But meat commendeth us not to God: for neither, if we eat, are we the better; neither, if we eat not, are we the worse.

Romans 14:17
For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.

 

[eleos1954]

So God has absolutely nothing to do with the hierarchy of nature?

God, with His original creation, everything was in perfect harmony (no death).

His word says that death did not enter the world until after sin did.

We know that animals and man were not eating meat originally, according to Genesis 1:29–30. So, meat-eaters today were all vegetarian originally, which also points to death not being part of the original creation. Plants are not “alive” in the biblical sense of nephesh chayyah, only animals and man.

All of creation was corrupted after the fall of mankind ... that is when death entered the world. We live in a fallen world that includes death.

Did God create death? No, it was the result/consequence of sin ... and still is.

 

[ByTheSpirit]

God, with His original creation, everything was in perfect harmony (no death).

His word says that death did not enter the world until after sin did.

We know that animals and man were not eating meat originally, according to Genesis 1:29–30. So, meat-eaters today were all vegetarian originally, which also points to death not being part of the original creation. Plants are not “alive” in the biblical sense of nephesh chayyah, only animals and man.

All of creation was corrupted after the fall of mankind ... that is when death entered the world. We live in a fallen world that includes death.

Did God create death? No, it was the result/consequence of sin ... and still is.

Yeah I've not denied that, but even when things do not go as planned, God can make things work out perfectly, or is God not in control?

 

[eleos1954]

Yeah I've not denied that, but even when things do not go as planned, God can make things work out perfectly, or is God not in control?

God is indeed paramount and supreme in the universe. If that’s what we mean when we talk about the sovereignty of God, then we are correct. However, it is also clear that there are other forces at work on earth today.

Acknowledging the truth that other forces besides God are at work in our world doesn’t take any glory away from God nor diminish His sovereignty. Quite the contrary. The fact that God is still accomplishing his purposes which he planned before the foundation of the world, even without controlling everyone and everything, reveals God to be even more glorious.

Gods plans will ultimately be accomplished .... it's not over yet.

 

[Astrid]

Why did God create them? I often ponder this question

[serious question]

Serious answer.

Not everything is about us.

They evolved, like other things, long before
people showed up.

They, like other things, continue to exist
because their way of life works.

For more info look up "ecologicalrole of mosquitos' on say google.

If you want to look into a beneficent
god making nasties there are far far worse
organisms tham mosquitos.

 

[RileyG]

Serious answer.

Not everything is about us.

They evolved, like other things, long before
people showed up.

They, like other things, continue to exist
because their way of life works.

For more info look up "ecologicalrole of mosquitos' on say google.

If you want to look into a beneficent
god making nasties there are far far worse
organisms tham mosquitos.

Thanks for the response!

It was just a random question that crossed my mind!

 

[Mark Quayle]

Why did God create them? I often ponder this question

[serious question]

Birds eat them. Other things eat birds.

Sea bird migrate to Russia to feed on the massive boom of mosquitoes in the northern summer and then back to Australia to make their nests and raise their chicks.

He also made them so we would have this conversation.

 

[AV1611VET]

Why did God create them? I often ponder this question

[serious question]

QV please:

Why do mosquitoes bite? It’s interesting to note that not all mosquitoes bite people and animals. The male mosquito never consumes blood. It is only some females that need blood to aid them in egg production. All mosquitoes feed on plant nectar, and some entire species of mosquitoes—male and female—feed exclusively on plant juices.

SOURCE

 

[Mark Quayle]

QV please:


SOURCE

What does QV mean?

 

[AV1611VET]

What does QV mean?

I use it for "look at this" or "check this out" or "looky here".

 

[Mark Quayle]

I use it for "look at this" or "check this out" or "looky here".

Interesting article. Not sure I agree with it in all respects, but he has some good points.

 

[AV1611VET]

Interesting article. Not sure I agree with it in all respects, but he has some good points.

Well, it doesn't say WHY God created mosquitoes, but it does explain why they're pests now.

Initially they were to feed on fruit ... and they still do.

But because of the FALL, they're pests now.

 

[sfs]

If you want to look into a beneficent
god making nasties there are far far worse
organisms tham mosquitos.

Some of which use mosquitos as a vector.

 

[Astrid]

Some of which use mosquitos as a vector.

I think itn someoney could make all mosquitos disappear
we would end up being very sorry

 

[sfs]

I think itn someoney could make all mosquitos disappear
we would end up being very sorry

Quite possibly true. On the other hand, if we could make all of the Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax parasites disappear we'd be a lot happier.

ETA: Except I'd have to change jobs.

 

[Tinker Grey]

What does QV mean?

QV == Quod Vide which literally means "which see" and is used to redirect the reader to another source: Qv Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary