Mingled Seed

Leviticus 19:19 (King James Version)
19Ye shall keep my statutes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with a diverse kind: thou shalt not sow thy field with mingled seed: neither shall a garment mingled of linen and woollen come upon thee.

I had always questioned this verse. It seemed nonsensical to me. The theme is continually drilled throughout scripture, however. It's everywhere. From the beginning, we see that the seed of the serpent and the Seed of the woman are at war. Those seeds won't mix...

The parable of the wheat and the tares is a continuation of this. The enemy comes and sows a wild seed in amongst the good seed. The master of the field says "Leave it - i'll sort it out at harvest time." It's a fascinating truth that applies to wheat farming. A Kansas wheat farmer said that he, too, would leave the tares until harvest. They're easy to see, because the real wheat that bore fruit (grains on the head) are top heavy. When the wind blows (Holy Spirit) the heads will bow. The tares stand straight up! The enemy tries to corrupt the crop.

We are not to yoke ourselves unequally. This produces a corrupt fruit. It's mixing seed! Israel was not to inter-marry, although they did at times. They paid a heavy price. I'll have more on this as I learn from my reading.