The
Law concerning
Dietary Laws
107.
To examine the marks in cattle (so as to distinguish the clean from the
unclean) (Lev. 11:2 “Speak to the children of Yisrael, saying, ‘These are the animals
which you may eat among all the animals that are on the earth:) (This command teaches us that Holiness in the Hebrew language,
comes from the word Kadosh, meaning to be separated. Whatever is holy is
something set apart, something set aside. To be a holy people, Yisrael had to
be apart, separate from their idol-worshipping neighbors. The dietary laws were
instituted as one means of making the Hebrew lifestyle different from that of
their neighbors.)
108.
Not to eat the flesh of unclean beasts (Lev. 11:4 ‘Nevertheless these you
shall not eat among those that chew the cud or those that have cloven hooves:
the camel, because it chews the cud but does not have cloven hooves, is unclean
to you;) (This command teaches us that the Torah gives no reason why only
animals with split hooves and that chew the cub are kosher. Nor does it explain
why certain fish are certain fowl are kosher, while other are not. All
explanations must therefore come from the Spirit of Understanding. In a
spiritual sense, there are unclean people (flesh) as there are clean animals or
people. We must not be gravitate to unclean people or seek to practice their
customs. When we eat unclean animals, we will display the character that will
make us desire the tradition of unclean men).
109.
To examine the fishes (so as to distinguish the clean from the unclean
(Lev. 11:9
‘These
you may eat of all that are in the water: whatever in the water has fins and
scales, whether in the seas or in the rivers, that you may eat.) This command
teaches us that according to
the Torah all crustaceans are considered none-kosher: these fish you may eat of
all that are in the water: whatsoever has fins and scales may you eat; and
whatsoever has no fins or scale, you may not eat; it is unclean to you. In the
spiritual sense, fishes represent food from the word. There are doctrine that
seems to come from scripture that are down right demonic, such as Christmas,
Good Friday, and many more. We must examine all the teachings to see if it
really what the Word say and not the tradition of man.
110.
Not to eat unclean fish (Lev. 11:11 They shall be an abomination to you; you
shall not eat their flesh, but you shall regard their carcasses as an
abomination.) (This command teaches us that some fish have fins and scales, but
lose them at some point in there life. Some orthodox do not permit the use of
such fish like swordfish and sturgeon, yet some conservative Jews permit their
use. Some denomination like Christianity starts of with a biblical base, yet as
time past they deviate from the true path, like some fishes in the sea, they
are born with scales, but lose them as they grow old. These denominations
should be consider an abomination).
111.
To examine the marks in fowl, so
as to distinguish the clean from the unclean (Deut. 14:11 All clean birds you may
eat.) (This command
teaches us that it is not
every spirit that we meet we must accommodate. We must examine them to see if
they are from the Ruach. Eating means to accommodate, to accept, to
entertained. As believers we must only entertain the seven Spirit of Isaiah
11:2 The Spirit of YAHWEH, the Spirit of Wisdom and Understanding, the Spirit
of Counsel and Authority, the Spirit of Knowledge and the Fear of EL YAHWEH).
112.
Not to eat unclean fowl (Lev. 11: 12“But these you shall not eat: the eagle,
the vulture, the buzzard, 13“the red kite, the falcon, and the kite
after their kinds; 14“every raven after its kind; 15“the
ostrich, the short-eared owl, the seagull, and the hawk after their kinds; 16“the
little owl, the screech owl, the white owl, 17“the jackdaw, the
carrion vulture, the fisher owl, 18“the stork, the heron after its
kind, and the hoopoe and the bat. 19“Also every creeping thing that
flies is unclean for you; they shall not be eaten.) (This command
teaches us that unclean fowl represent,
evil spirit, we are not to partake of such flesh or partake in the activity of
evil spirit. This is one of the areas we are to overcome if we want to be
over-comers).
113.
To examine the marks in locusts, so as to distinguish the clean from
the unclean (Lev. 11:21 You shall not eat anything that dies of itself; you
may give it to the alien who is
within your gates, that he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner; for
you are a holy people to YAHWEH our EL.) (This command
teaches us that, locust are
one of the fowls of the air. We are to play special attention to the fruit of
the spirit. Some religion may be very faithfull in their commitment to their
belief, that does not means that their action are fruit of the spirit. We are
told that if we love each other this will be a sign).
114.
Not to eat fruit with a worm found in it (Lev. 11:41 And every creeping
thing that creeps on the earth shall
be an abomination. It shall not
be eaten.). (This command
teaches us that fruits that
has been contaminated, its integrity has be forfeited. Therefore, it must not
be eaten. If we should find a denomination with certain abnormal practice in
it, keep away from it. If there is a church that keep only nine command and
break for example the 4th. This denomination has a worm in it. A
worm in scripture changes the nature of anything that past thought it.).
115.
Not to eat things that creep upon the earth (Lev. 11: 41‘And every creeping
thing that creeps on the earth shall
be an abomination. It shall not
be eaten. 42‘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.). (This command
teaches us that these forms of
animals are the lowest of all animal nature. It is the most destitute of
humanity that usually get involves in certain actives. If we look at the food
they eat, we can usually see certain forbidden foods. If humanity contaminates
them self by eating forbidden foods in this world, we will be render
contaminated in the world to come and before the heavenly court. In order to
become holy a person must sanctify himself, meaning that the road to holiness
does not begin with sublime thoughts or the study of lofty ideals. First a
person must sanctify himself in the lowly thing, such as his personal behavior,
morality, and appetite.)
116.
Not to eat any vermin of the earth (Lev. 11:44 ‘For I am the YAHWEH our El. 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.)( This command
teaches us that we are told
that first in the natural then the spiritual. What we partake of in the natural
we will become suitable to in the spiritual. If we remember the story of
Yahushua and the demonic, the evil spirit left the man and went into the swine
an unclean animal. We also know that vermin are also unclean animals. By eating
these animals we are setting the stage or the environment suitable for the infestation
of the evil spirit, or even the advent of certain diseases in our bodies.)
117.
Not to eat things that swarm in the water (Lev. 11:43 You shall not make
yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creeps; nor shall you make
yourselves unclean with them, lest you be defiled by them. and 46) (This command
teaches us that Lobster and
Crabs. Things that swarm are things that overwhelm. Doctrine that seem to over
power. You must do this, you must do that. Swarming is a form of intimidation,
and all form of intimidation comes from the evil-one).
118.
Not to eat of winged insects
(Deut. 14:19
Also
every creeping thing that flies is unclean for you; they shall not be eaten) (This command
teaches us that we know that
the devil is a spirit, we also knows that he appears as a serpent. We also
knows that today a serpent crawls on its belly. We are admonish by scripture
not to partake of there teachings. They come into town with what seems to be a
powerful message is a few day they are gone. They require of people to make a
decision immediately, no time you to discern the spirit behind it. These are
winged insects spiritually.)
119.
Not to eat the flesh of a beast that is terefah (lit torn) (Ex. 22: 30 People of holiness shall
you be to Me; you shall not eat flesh of an animal that was torn in the field;
to the dogs shall you throw it). (This command teaches us that Torah uses the common case of an animal that was killed in
the field to allude to every form of forbidden food. The Torah’s introduction
to this prohibition puts it in perspective. The consumption of forbidden foods
deter a believer from the attainments of holiness, the goal which YAHWEH sets
for His people. It is permitted to dispose of such meat to the dogs. Any
denomination that seems to be war like in nature is a form of denomination
which propagates violence. Those who inflect their flesh with suffering).
120.
Not to eat the flesh of a beast that died of itself (Deut. 14: 21 You shall not eat any
carcass; to the stranger who is in your cities shall you give it that he may
eat it, or sell it to a gentile, for you are a holy people to El YAHWEH. (This command
teaches us that when an animal
dies, it dies for a reason. Many time we try to restore what El YAHWEH already
destroy, we want to resuscitate, we want to continue feeding on it, let it die,
do not revive it.)
121.
To slay cattle, deer and fowl according to the laws of shechitah if
their flesh is to be eaten (Deut. 12: 21 If the place where YAHWEH, your EL, will choose to place His
Name will be far from you, you may slaughter from your cattle and your flocks
that YAHWEH has given you, as I have command you, and you may eat in your
cities according to your heart’s entire desire. (This command teaches us that as I have commanded” since we find no
explicit teaching in the Torah regarding Kosher slaughter, this verse alludes
to the existence of the Oral Law that was commander to Moses at Sinai.
Obviously, therefore, YAHWEH must have taught Moses at Sinai laws that are not
in the written Torah. These teaching alluded to a denomination that must follow
a careful scripted policy, determine by Torah. Kosher is a term used to depict
a careful design Divinely ordain principle, that bring about the death of the
flesh).
122.
Not to eat a limb removed from a living beast (Deut. 12: 23 Only be strong not to
eat the blood for the blood, it is the life, and you shall not eat the life
with the meat.
(This
command teaches us that the Torah wants
us to know how important it is for believers to strengthen themselves in the
performance of the commandments, for if Moses had to instruct Yisrael to avoid
blood, which is repugnant to YAHWEH, how much more we must strengthen their
resolve to avoid forbidden activities that are truly tempting. Some divinely
ordained activity has been taken out of Torah and formulate a denomination to
the decrement of the other doctrine. Example the Jehovah Witness, who focus
solely on the drinking of blood, and forsaking the other relevant commandments).
123.
Not to slaughter an animal and its young on the same day (Lev. 22: 28 An ox or a sheep or
goat, you shall not slaughter it and its offspring on the same day). (This command
teaches us that despite the
masculine pronoun gota this prohibition applies only to the
mother and her young. This prohibition is for the protection of the species. If
we go into a community and see one mature believer and a recent convert, we
should not remove both of them from the community. The present of either one
establishes a protection for the community in which they dwells).
124.
Not to take the mother-bird with the young (Deut. 22:6 if a bird nest happens
to be before you on the road, on any tree or on the ground, you shall not take
the mother with the young). (This command teaches us that Torah forbids one to take a mother birds and its young or
eggs together. We must send away the mother even if it keep coming back. The
reason for this commandment as for the prohibition against slaughtering a
mother animal with its young on the same day, is because it is cruel to do so,
especially since animals instinctively love their young and suffer when they
see them being taken away. This action is similar to mass extermination. It can
also be view as removal of a spiritual person from among the community.)
125.
To set the mother-bird free when taking the nest (Deut. 22: 6-7 ) ( By setting the mother bird free, she have
the capability to reestablishing a new nest, or a new location were
righteousness may dwells. If we destroy the mother the young bird may never
reach maturity, capable of establishing a nest or camp of righteousness for her
self.).
126.
Not to eat the flesh of an ox that was condemned to be stoned (Ex. 21: 28 If an ox shall gore a
man or woman and he shall die, the ox shall surely be stoned; its flesh shall
not be eaten and the owner of the ox shall be innocent.) (This command
teaches us that Man was
created to have dominion over the animal, that included slaughtering them,
however animals were not permitted to kill a human. We must have dominion over
our animal instinct, not the animal instinct having dominion over us. In this
command we are shown an example, that we are not to partake in the consumption
of the doctrine of an denomination that has been condemn. If we see in it an
false doctrine or uncleanness that would render it unclean, we should not be
like the dog and return to that which have been condemn).
127.
Not to boil meat with milk (Ex. 23: 19“The first of the firstfruits of your
land you shall bring into the house of the YAHWEH
our El. You shall not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.) (This command
teaches us that when we boil
meat we are transforming the texture of the meat, milk is a byproduct of the
flesh of the animal. True transformation cannot take place when a product of
the flesh is used. Transformation of the flesh must be outside of the flesh,
not from the inside. Some jewish custom says we must not eat meat and rink
milk, this is not so. Abraham killed a lamb and feed the three Strangers with
meat and butter).
128.
Not to eat the thigh-vein which shrank (Gen. 32:32 Therefore to this day
the children of Yisrael do not eat the muscle that shrank, which is on
the hip socket, because He touched the socket of Jacob’s hip in the muscle that
shrank.) This is not a commandment of Torah,
however it is written in Torah as a practice.
129.
Not to eat chelev (tallow-fat) (Lev. 7: 23“Speak to the children
of Yisrael, saying: ‘You shall not eat any fat, of ox or sheep or goat.) (This command
teaches us that all
contamination in an animal is stored up in the fatty tissues, if we eat the
fat, we eat the contaminants of that animal or the flesh).
130.
Not to eat blood (Lev. 7:26‘Moreover you shall not eat any blood in any of
your dwellings, whether of bird
or beast. 27‘Whoever eats any blood, that person shall be cut off
from his people.)
(This
command teaches us that the
blood is the life of the animal when we eat its blood we are eaten its life
force of the animal).
131.
To cover the blood of undomesticated animals (deer, etc.) and of fowl
that have been killed (Lev. 17: 13“Whatever man of the children of Yisrael, or of
the strangers who dwell among you, who hunts and catches any animal or bird
that may be eaten, he shall pour out its blood and cover it with dust;) (This command
teaches us that this
restriction seem to apply only to animal that are not part of the sacrificial
system. If it is for personal consumption the blood must be buried. Atonement
must be made at the required place).
132.
Not to eat or drink like a glutton or a drunkard) (Lev. 19:26 ‘You shall not eat anything with the blood, nor shall
you practice divination or soothsaying.( This command teaches us that a glutton is a person who feeds the excess nature of the
flesh. We cannot overcome the flesh if we continue to feed its nature. That is
why fasting help us to burn the fat reserve in our body, and develop our
spiritual nature. Drunkenness is a substitute to our spiritual nature, it
creates a false sense of security, and it impedes our rational nature.)
133.
Not to rebel against father or mother). Deut. 21:20“And they shall say to
the elders of his city, ‘This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious; he will
not obey our voice; he is a glutton and a drunkard.) (This command
teaches us that when a child
rebel against their parents he or she will become a murderous bandit to satisfy
his or her ravenous animal appetite.)
170.
Not to do wrong in buying or selling (Lev. 25:14‘And if you sell
anything to your neighbor or buy from your neighbor’s hand, you shall not
oppress one another.) (This command teaches us that it is forbidden to cheat anyone in business, this scripture
as a further meaning, that in doing business, one should give preference to a
fellow believer. This is a further confirmed by Yahushua about love for our
fellow man. The highest form of charity is to enable someone to make a living in
an honorable fashion).
171.
Not to make a loan to an Yisraelite on interest (Lev. 25: 37‘You shall
not lend him your money for usury, nor lend him your food at a profit.) (This command
teaches us that interest and
increase, these two terms are synonymous. In effect, therefore, the prohibition
against interest is mentioned twice, so that those who charge or pay it are in
violation of two commandments. To be indebt to someone is to be at the mercy of
that person. To lend is to have power over another. We re admonish to owe no
man anything but to love him).
172.
Not to borrow on interest (Deut. 23:20 “To a foreigner you may charge interest,
but to your brother you shall not charge interest, that the YAHWEH our EL may bless you in all to
which you set your hand in the land which you are entering to possess.) (This command
teaches us that because this
would cause the lender to sin in order to pay back the debt. Our Heavenly
Father does not charge us interest like the world does when we are indebt to
Him).
173.
Not to take part in any usurious transaction between borrower and
lender, neither as a surety, nor as a witness, nor as a writer of the bond for
them (Exodus. 22:24 when you lend money to
My People, to the poor person who is with you, do not act toward him as a
creditor; do not lay interest upon him) (This command teaches us that the Torah commanded us to lend money to our fellow believer
and not to charge interest on a loan. A loan is the required form of charity,
it is one of the highest forms, because it preserves the self-respect of a
fellow believer and allow him to build himself up quickly, so that he will not
be dependent on others).
174.
To lend to a poor person (Ex. 22: 24 to the poor person who is with you, do
not act toward him as a creditor; do not lay interest upon him) (This command
teaches us that even though
the passage says "if you lend" it is understood as obligatory,
however led should not cause the person to sink further into debt).
175.
Not to demand from a poor man repayment of his debt, when the creditor
knows that he cannot pay, nor press him (Ex. 22: 24, to the poor person who
is with you, do not act toward him as a creditor; do not lay interest upon him) (This command
teaches us that to assist the
poor with a loan is not optional, but obligatory. The Torah informed us that by
lending money to a needy person, we attach ourselves to him and his plight. He
is not alone, because we take it upon ourselves to help him cope with and
overcome the obstacles to his self-sufficiency. The poor provides the rich with
a priceless opportunity, for those who give charity are richly rewarded by YAHWEH;
therefore the giver gains even more than the receiver).
176.
Not to take as pledge, utensils used in preparing food (Deut. 24: 6 One shall not a lower or
upper millstone as a pledge, for he would be taking a life as a pledge). (This command
teaches us that A creditor is
entitled to demand security for his loan, but Torah forbids him to take
anything that the debtor needs for his livelihood, for to deprive a person of
his means of making a living is tantamount to taking his life.)
177.
Not to exact a pledge from a debtor by force (Deut. 24: 10 When you shall claim a
dept of any amount from your fellow, you shall not enter his home to take
security enter his home to take for it). (This
passage speaks of a loan or other financial obligation that is past due, so
that the creditor is entitled to come to the court to demand his collateral Out
of concern for the dignity of the debtor, Torah forbids these people to intrude
on the privacy of there home).
178.
Not to keep the pledge from its owner at the time when he needs it
(Deut. 24:
12 If that man is poor, you
shall not sleep with his security). (This command teaches us that if the debtor has only one blanket, the creditor must return
it in the evening in exchange for something else, which in turn he will return
in the morning).
179.
To return a pledge to its owner (Deut. 24: 13 You shall
return the security to him when the sun sets, that he may sleep in garment and
bless you). (This command teaches
us that as a further
protection of the debtor’s dignity, Torah require that the security be return
when the debtor must have it. This is showing love to our fellow human)
180.
Not to take a pledge from a widow (Deut. 24: 17 You shall not pervert
the judgement of a proselyte or orphant, and shall not take the garment of a
widow as a pledge.).
(This commandment stresses the
admonition against taking advantage of the vulnerable. It closes by giving the
explanation that lies at the root of many such commandment. As we were once
slave to sin, we must also be sensitive to those who are in debted to us).
181.
Not to commit fraud in measuring (Lev. 19: 35 You shall not commit a
perversion in justice, in measurement of length, weight, or volume). (This command
teaches us that honesty is the
best policy).
182.
To ensure that scales and weights are correct (Lev. 19: 36 You shall have correct
scale, correct weight, correct dry measures, and correct liquid measures.) (This command
teaches us that Torah
illustrates great importance in correct business dealings).
183.
Not to possess inaccurate measures and weights (Deut. 25: 13-14 You shall not have in
your pouch a weight and a weight, a large one and a small one. You shall not
have in your house a measure and a measure, a large one and a small one). (This command teaches us that as believers we should not have a double standard, one for
your friends and one for the strange. We should not have in our homes to
different standard one for the adopted son and one for the real son. This could
also mean two different scales one when we buy and one when we sell.)
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