God did not make any rules in regards to how we ought to treat Earth as far as I know. At least that is not his main concern when looking at the rules and punishment he is handing out.
If you read the Genesis creation account you will see that the assignment given to humans was to “fill the earth and
subdue it”. What do you think was involved in ‘subduing the earth’ ?
God planted the garden and put the humans in it. He made them custodians of his creation and told them to extend the boundaries of their paradise to “subdue” the whole planet. Endowed with God’s qualities, intelligence and creativity, they were to transform the area outside of their garden home.....so the earth itself was a prime concern to God from the beginning but he was going to allow them to participate in the project........aren’t we all naturally drawn to beautiful places that fit our idea of paradise? I believe that we are ‘programmed’ to live there.
Remember he flooded the world because people were wicked and doing things he didn't like, not because they were treating Earth as such badly.
This was not just humans messing things up.....this was demonic interference which affected human behavior in such an adverse way, that it called for drastic action. In dealing with this situation, God created a pictorial reference for the future. (Matthew 24:37-39) He will take drastic action again when the world becomes as wicked as it was back then, heralding the time for Christ’s return.
Look around you....
Most rules God applies relate to how society, human rights and morality ought to be handled. There are certain rules in regards to how you ought to treat animals and slaughter them etc. But these are very few and more in relationship to humans rather than the well being of animals/nature or Earth.
Humans were not given permission to eat animal flesh until Noah came out of the ark. God made laws about how animals were to be humanely slaughtered and treated. Hunting was only for food, but wicked men began to hunt for sport. Blood sport never had God’s sanction.
I see little relationship to what the bible or God wants or tell us in the bible that he find important
I can only say that if you think that, you have not really read the Bible. The death penalty has been in force for breaking God’s laws since the beginning. I don’t think it gets more important than that....
Mankind had left off caring about God’s laws in the days of Noah, so not being held accountable by anyone in authority resulted in anarchy. (Genesis 6:5-6; Ecclesiastes 8:11) If violence and immorality was so widespread, perhaps it was a case of “if you can’t lick ‘em....join ‘em”?
But if you succumb to evil, whether that is to believe in another God, being homosexsual and acting on it or whatever God doesn't like. Then you are not getting into heaven right?
Since God never offered us heaven as the final destination, getting into heaven was never a consideration. It was life or death on earth that was the primary concern. It was really simple...obey God and live...disobey and suffer punishment or death. Not rocket science. (Deuteronomy 30:19)
So wouldn't it be fair to say that such people would "fail" the wishes of God and therefore the test as God won't allow such behaviour, if you want to enter into heaven. Remember that these things are often referred to as evil deeds or on par with other things that he doesn't like.
Obeying God is not difficult or impossible for the majority of people. Choosing to disobey, knowing that penalties apply is rather foolish as any jail inmate will tell you....ask those on death row if they regret their actions?
Those who find God’s laws too difficult, or who rebel against them, don’t belong in his plans for the future. We are responsible for our own actions.....aren’t we? Actions follow reasoning, so if our reasoning is faulty, our actions will be too. We are good at justification, but that doesn’t mean that God is swayed by our excuses. (Matthew 7:21-23)
So wouldn't it be fair to say that such people would "fail" the wishes of God and therefore the test as God won't allow such behaviour, if you want to enter into heaven. Remember that these things are often referred to as evil deeds or on par with other things that he doesn't like.
Again....tenants must comply with the Landlord’s wishes or else they can find somewhere else to live......the trouble is, this planet is the only place where humans can live, so eviction means forfeiting life itself. As the Creator of life, God has the authority to give life and to end it as he sees fit.....there is no “Complaints Department”. Who are you going to complain to? This is one “Father” who does not respond well to tantrums. “Shape up or ship out”.....those who sign up for the military know what that means.
So God might not cause someone to be of a particular sexsual orientation, but that doesn't change that he find this being so bad that they ought to be killed for it, should they act upon it? What I mean is that if this is not a test in regards to people with such sexual orientation, then why would God think they should be prevented from getting saved then? Because clearly there is no logic in why such people should be considered as doing something so wrong or evil that they should be killed and basically receive eternal banishment for it.
As I said....the Landlord sets the rules. It is not evil to be born with an ‘abnormal’ sexual orientation, but it is against God’s law to have sexual relations with one to whom you are not legally married. SS couples cannot marry (scripturally) and therefore have no right to engage in sexual acts. After all, why did God create the sexes in the first place? What did he tell those first humans to do? He created male and female for procreation. The fact that sex was pleasurable was a bonus so that married couples could enjoy intimacy and if a pregnancy occurred, that child was welcomed into a loving family with committed parents.
Sex is a privilege, not a right. No one dies from not having sex.
I honestly, based on the bible don't think God asked for it at all, or said in another way, I don't think he is concern about it at all and have absolutely no interest in it. Which is purely based on reading the bible and not remembering anything where God stand up for Earth or nature due to something that humans do, besides the topics I already mentioned above,
Animal welfare was important to God, but free willed human life was more important because of the damage they could do to the earth itself.
In Revelation 11:18 it says that God will ‘bring to ruin those ruining (destroying) the earth’....those of us in this 21st century know what that means because human beings have now brought the earth itself to the brink of ruin.....pollution, climate change, nuclear weapons and power hungry rogue leaders who are capable of starting a nuclear war. Yet in the first century it was a ridiculous notion.....no human had the ability to ruin the earth itself.
about slaughtering etc. which honestly when reading it, doesn't seem to have anything to do, with God being especially concerned about the well being of animals, compared to him wanting the blood, because it is sacred or belong to him, which could probably be argued is more due to health reasons rather than anything else, again in regards to human health.
Again, the welfare of animals used for sacrifice demonstrated the superiority of man in God’s eyes. As the Creator of both, he used one to foreshadow the means of forgiveness for the other.
So I like your way of looking at it from a purpose point of view in relationship to Earth and what is going on. But I don't think it have a lot of meaning in regards to what the bible tell us about God desires or wishes from humans.
On the contrary, if one reads the Bible as one complete story, everything falls into place. What we lost in the beginning is restored in the end, and all that transpired between was connected to that theme.