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1 | How did Nehemiah obey the kosher laws ? | Neh 1:11 | kalos | 117525 | ||
You write: "If being a cupbearer involved tasting all the king ate or drank, how did Nehemiah abide by the Jewish rules about clean and unclean food?" The keyword in your question is "IF". The note in my study Bible, the MacArthur Study Bible, says: "...the cupbearer tested all the king's beverages for possible poison...". Neither the study note nor the text of the Bible says anything about the cupbearer testing the king's food. As Searcher56 said, "The Bible does not say...". |
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2 | How did Nehemiah obey the kosher laws ? | Neh 1:11 | singaporean | 117530 | ||
Thank you kalos - I think you hit the nail on the head. I checked the definition of cupbearer in 5 popular bible dictionaries and they all speak only of serving and tasting the king's wine. Hmmm, wonder who tasted his barbequed chicken ? Thank you for your help. | ||||||