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Let’s jump right into this lesson!
Who is it that determines what is holy and what is unholy? Who decides what is sanctifies and what is not? Who tells man what is clean and what is unclean? Who is it that tells us what is an abomination? Who is it that establishes what is righteous and what is unrighteous? And finally….by who’s authority is sin established?
There is only one that can declare such things: GOD ALMIGHTY!!! Man can not do it. That means, whatever God has said is HOLY, AN ABOMINATION, IS SANCTIFIED, CLEAN, RIGHTEOUS and is SIN are just that.
Here’s another question for you, If man can’t declare it, can man, ANY man, change it? NO!!! The one that declares it is the ONLY one that can change it! And guess what? HE DIDN’T!!!!!!!!!!!!
Let’s read a very familiar bible story where God made a distinction between “clean” and “unclean” very early on in the bible. Even BEFORE there was a nation of Israel.
Gen.6
[13] And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
[14] Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.
We all know the story…let’s continue;
[19] And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female.
But was that ALL Noah was to bring into the ark? Let’s read into the next chapter;
Gen.7
[2] Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female.
We have ALL heard the story of God bringing the animals into the ark “two by two”, but why is it we NEVER hear about the bringing in of “seven by seven”, or there being a distinction between “clean” and “unclean” beast?
So we find that even BEFORE there was a nation of Israel, God told man there was a difference between ‘clean’ and ‘unclean’ beast. And how did Noah know what was clean and unclean? By the same way he knew it was wrong to steal, kill and commit adultery; he was TOLD by someone!!!
God’s word has told us that man knew about clean and unclean beast before we find them written down, even before there was a nation of Israel. Let’s now jump ahead to the specific’s of just which beast God says are an clean and unclean.
Lev.11
[2] Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth.
[3] Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat.
So the above are ‘clean’ beast according to the ONLY one that can declare it; GOD. Let’s now read of some ‘unclean’ beast.
[4] Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the hoof: as the camel, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
[6] And the hare, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
[7] And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you.
[8] Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they are unclean to you.
Along with all that God said was ‘unclean’ we have dear Mr. Swine included!
Now do you think Noah was told the same thing? Of course he was. Even though we have no written record, we know he knew the difference between ‘clean’ and ‘unclean’ beast, because God’s word tells us he did.
Let’s look at more ‘clean’ animals, as declared by God…
[9] These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye eat.
And the ‘unclean’ that are in the water as follows….
[12] Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination unto you.
So as long as the animal has fins AND scales it is ok to eat.
Now let’s look at one last ‘unclean’ group of animals…..
[29] These also shall be unclean unto you among the creeping things that creep upon the earth; the weasel, and the mouse, and the tortoise after his kind,
[30] And the ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and the mole.
And among this list was find dear Mr. Mouse included.
God calls ALL ‘unclean’ animals an abomination to eat! Not that they ARE an abomination. They are only an abomination to EAT!
Please keep Mr. Swine and Mr. Mouse in your memory…they WILL come up again!
Lesson continued in Part II of: Make no Mistake! God WILL kill some for NOT keeping His Dietary Laws!
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Who is it that determines what is holy and what is unholy? Who decides what is sanctifies and what is not? Who tells man what is clean and what is unclean? Who is it that tells us what is an abomination? Who is it that establishes what is righteous and what is unrighteous? And finally….by who’s authority is sin established?
There is only one that can declare such things: GOD ALMIGHTY!!! Man can not do it. That means, whatever God has said is HOLY, AN ABOMINATION, IS SANCTIFIED, CLEAN, RIGHTEOUS and is SIN are just that.
Here’s another question for you, If man can’t declare it, can man, ANY man, change it? NO!!! The one that declares it is the ONLY one that can change it! And guess what? HE DIDN’T!!!!!!!!!!!!
Let’s read a very familiar bible story where God made a distinction between “clean” and “unclean” very early on in the bible. Even BEFORE there was a nation of Israel.
Gen.6
[13] And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
[14] Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.
We all know the story…let’s continue;
[19] And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female.
But was that ALL Noah was to bring into the ark? Let’s read into the next chapter;
Gen.7
[2] Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female.
We have ALL heard the story of God bringing the animals into the ark “two by two”, but why is it we NEVER hear about the bringing in of “seven by seven”, or there being a distinction between “clean” and “unclean” beast?
So we find that even BEFORE there was a nation of Israel, God told man there was a difference between ‘clean’ and ‘unclean’ beast. And how did Noah know what was clean and unclean? By the same way he knew it was wrong to steal, kill and commit adultery; he was TOLD by someone!!!
God’s word has told us that man knew about clean and unclean beast before we find them written down, even before there was a nation of Israel. Let’s now jump ahead to the specific’s of just which beast God says are an clean and unclean.
Lev.11
[2] Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth.
[3] Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat.
So the above are ‘clean’ beast according to the ONLY one that can declare it; GOD. Let’s now read of some ‘unclean’ beast.
[4] Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the hoof: as the camel, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
[6] And the hare, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
[7] And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you.
[8] Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they are unclean to you.
Along with all that God said was ‘unclean’ we have dear Mr. Swine included!
Now do you think Noah was told the same thing? Of course he was. Even though we have no written record, we know he knew the difference between ‘clean’ and ‘unclean’ beast, because God’s word tells us he did.
Let’s look at more ‘clean’ animals, as declared by God…
[9] These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye eat.
And the ‘unclean’ that are in the water as follows….
[12] Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination unto you.
So as long as the animal has fins AND scales it is ok to eat.
Now let’s look at one last ‘unclean’ group of animals…..
[29] These also shall be unclean unto you among the creeping things that creep upon the earth; the weasel, and the mouse, and the tortoise after his kind,
[30] And the ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and the mole.
And among this list was find dear Mr. Mouse included.
God calls ALL ‘unclean’ animals an abomination to eat! Not that they ARE an abomination. They are only an abomination to EAT!
Please keep Mr. Swine and Mr. Mouse in your memory…they WILL come up again!
Lesson continued in Part II of: Make no Mistake! God WILL kill some for NOT keeping His Dietary Laws!
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