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NASB | Leviticus 1:1 Then the LORD called to Moses and spoke to him from the tent of meeting, saying, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Leviticus 1:1 The LORD called to Moses and spoke to him from the Tent of Meeting, saying, |
Bible Question: Does such passages as Mk 7:15 and Acts 9:10-16 really justify a Christian eating the forbiden foods given in Leviticus 11:1-47? If they were unclean for the Jews then surely they are for us too? |
Bible Answer: Asken The dietary laws given in Leviticus goes beyond what to eat and what not to eat. There is also preparation concerns, so if you care to adhere to the law then never eat a cheese burgers or Swedish Meatballs, dairy and meat are never to mix. Also you shouldn’t eat any meat sold today because most were killed without being bleed, Levitical law clearly states the animal must have it’s throat slit and bleed to death. Also if we are to keep the dietary laws then why not all the rest that are listed in Leviticus. I think every man should have tassels sewn to the corners of his coat. Why various foods were declared unclean we do not know. I think it was more an issue of sacrifice than of problem with the actual eating of the animal. God established these dietary law to make his people different, set apart, sanctified , from the rest of those that lived in the area. As for the “unclean” issue God pretty much put that to rest in Acts 10:12-15 and 1 Tim 4:3-5. Many will point to pork and fact it is susceptible to parasites as such, or that shell fish are first to be affected by impurities in the water and such as the reason that God said that these should be avoided. However today we find mad cow disease, overuse of antibiotics and various pesticides have made many “clean” animals more dangerous than the unclean. It is far safer to eat a catfish (fish without scales) that was corn feed from a farm pond than to eat Lake Erie perch filled with mercury and arsenic. I think Lake Erie is cleaned up now so this might not be as big an issue as when I lived there in the 70’s I hope this has given you some things to consider. EdB |