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- The Lord instructs that only animals that chew the cud and have a completely divided hoof, like the cow and the sheep, are considered clean and thus edible. Animals like the camel, rabbit, and pig are deemed unclean due to their lack of one or the other criterion.
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There are at least two reasons. First, God told Peter, "God has cleansed" (Acts 10:15) them, so God did something to cleanse the unclean animals and make them fine for consumption. Second, the dietary law had become one of the main cultural barriers between Jews and gentiles, which God was about to use Peter to tear down.
- Peter's Vision
ACTS 10:18-23 18 And they called and asked whether Simon,...
- Simon The Tanner
Everyone who touches it shall be unclean. And whatever goes...
- Peter's Vision
Jan 11, 2024 · Any land animals that did not meet this rule were unclean and unsuitable for eating. If an animal only met one stipulation of the requirement, it was considered unclean. For example, “the camel, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof” and was ceremonially unclean (Leviticus 11:4).
- (24-28) Disposal of The Carcasses of Unclean animals.
- (29-30) More Unclean Animals: Reptiles and Other Creeping things.
- (31-38) The Transmission of uncleanness from Unclean animals.
- (39-40) Carcasses of Clean animals.
- (41-43) Creeping Animals Considered unclean.
- (44-47) The Purpose of God’s Dietary Laws.
‘By these you shall become unclean; whoever touches the carcass of any of them shall be unclean until evening; whoever carries part of the carcass of any of them shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening: The carcass of any animal which divides the foot, but is not cloven-hoofed or does not chew the cud, is unclean to you. Everyone who to...
“These also shall be unclean to you among the creeping things that creep on the earth: the mole, the mouse, and the large lizard after its kind; the gecko, the monitor lizard, the sand reptile, the sand lizard, and the chameleon. a. The mole, the mouse: This brief grouping of animals that are creeping things that creep on the earth includes mammals...
These are unclean to you among all that creep. Whoever touches them when they are dead shall be unclean until evening. Anything on which any of them falls, when they are dead shall be unclean, whether it is any item of wood or clothing or skin or sack, whatever item it is, in which any work is done, it must be put in water. And it shall be unclean ...
‘And if any animal which you may eat dies, he who touches its carcass shall be unclean until evening. He who eats of its carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening. He also who carries its carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening. a. If any animal which you may eat dies: Seemingly, these laws apply to the natural...
‘And every creeping thing that creeps on the earth shall be an abomination. It shall not be eaten. Whatever crawls on its belly, whatever goes on all fours, or whatever has many feet among all creeping things that creep on the earth—these you shall not eat, for they are an abomination. You shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thin...
For I am the LORD your God. You shall therefore consecrate yourselves, and you shall be holy; for I am holy. Neither shall you defile yourselves with any creeping thing that creeps on the earth. For I am the LORD who brings you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God. You shall therefore be holy, for I am holy. “This is the law of the animals a...
The Lord instructs that only animals that chew the cud and have a completely divided hoof, like the cow and the sheep, are considered clean and thus edible. Animals like the camel, rabbit, and pig are deemed unclean due to their lack of one or the other criterion.
Leviticus 11:3 reads, “Among the animals, whatever divides the hoof, having cloven hooves and chewing the cud—that you may eat.”. The Bible goes on to say that the camel and rabbit are not acceptable to eat because they chew their cud, but don’t have split hooves.
Leviticus 11:4. Nevertheless these shall you not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the hoof: as the camel, because he chews the cud, but divides not the hoof; he is unclean to you. Torrey's Topical Textbook. Deuteronomy 14:7.
24 “And by these you shall become unclean. Whoever touches their carcass shall be unclean until the evening, 25 and whoever carries any part of their carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening. 26 Every animal that parts the hoof but is not cloven-footed or does not chew the cud is unclean to you.
