**Should a pristine field be the only acceptable field from which to choose an omer of barley?**
Mat 13:38The **field is the world**; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked *one;
*If a field is the condition of the world what was the condition of Jerusalem when the Messiah laid down His life?
Gal 4:25 For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children
Revelation 11:8b …. the streets of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.
This ‘field’ had already become corrupted and even contained tares. This ‘field’ was sick and dying, destined for the second death.
If Yeshua was a spiritually blemish-free Wave Sheaf on the year of His passion then a correct ‘field’ would be somewhat less than perfect because He came so the ‘spiritually sick’ might be made whole
Mat 9:12,13 But when Jesus heard *that,* he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick. But go ye and learn what *that* meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
That the ‘field’ in the parable of the book of Matthew still represents this world which has not yet been perfected is quite obvious.
While I am not saying in the future I will go out and seek to inspect barley growing in garbage dumps, I am saying that a perfect field does not represent the reality of Yeshua’s day nor the reality of our day. His symbol was the best firstfruit, his symbol was not a field.
Or should I be concerned if a field smells of sheep manure? I truly don’t see why. Isn’t Yeshua our shepherd? Doesn’t a sheepherder smell like his flock?….if you don’t know the answer to this it is a resounding YES, especially when flocks are kept the ancient way. But again, this doesn’t mean that I go and seek out the omer in a field littered with sheep and goat manure.
While the photos that were posted claiming to be the area that I inspected were not the correct location nevertheless, I wanted to apply the reality of the gospel and the parables to what I understand is allowable from a truly Biblical perspective.
If we have chosen the best omer from the best field then the person and example of who the Messiah came as does not stand out. If the whole field is perfect, ripening at the same time, without any imperfections, why does the field/world need to be redeemed by the omer?Updated Mar 5, 2020, 11:06 AM