Tag: food
Biblical Principle #322: Israel Not to Add or Subtract from God’s Commands
Biblical Principles List Principle God warned Israel to neither add nor take away from His commandments. Explanation When GOD speaks, His voice accomplishes His intended purpose. In the beginning, GOD spoke and all things in heaven and on earth came into existence. In later Scripture, the Holy Spirit inspired King David to write Psalm 29…
Biblical Principle #319: Israel’s Rules for Siege
Biblical Principles List Principle In the Law of Moses, God gave Israel rules of engagement for sieging cities—one set for distant cities and another for the Canaanite cities. Explanation Israel’s mission was to conquer the land of Canaan and eliminate the Canaanites due to their wickedness, which GOD had first announced to Abraham in Genesis…
Biblical Principle #316: Israelite Care for Birds
Biblical Principles List Principle In the Law of Moses, God instructed Israel regarding birds’ nests and the treatment of eggs, young birds, and their mother. Explanation GOD told Israel through Moses: 6 “If a bird’s nest happens to be before you along the way, in any tree or on the ground, with young ones or…
Biblical Principle #304: Israelites to Share Crops
Biblical Principles List Principle God commanded the Israelites to permit the poor, resident alien, widow, and orphan to take limited amounts from their crops. Explanation As we have previously seen in numerous examples, such as the establishment of Israel’s court judges, command to pay wages promptly, and the restriction against charging interest on loans, GOD…
Biblical Principle #302: Israelites Not to Eat Fat
Biblical Principles List Principle God told Israel in the Law of Moses not to eat animal fat in certain situations. Explanation Animal fat was used in certain sacrifices under the Law of Moses, so GOD told Israel to stay away from eating those fats, specifically. GOD also forbid eating the fat of animals that died…
Biblical Principle #301: Eating Blood Forbidden
Biblical Principles List Principle The Law of Moses forbid Israelites, and the Gentiles living among them, from eating or drinking blood. Explanation GOD commanded Moses, saying: 8 And you shall say to them, Whatever man of the children of Israel, or of the sons of the proselytes dwelling among you, shall offer a whole burnt…
Biblical Principle #300: Israel’s Handling of Dead Animals
Biblical Principles List Principle The Law of Moses included instructions about eating and cleanliness for an Israelite who encountered a dead animal. Explanation What was an Israelite to do in the situation that they encountered an animal’s carcass, such as one among their herd that had died in their field? What if that animal was…
Biblical Principle #299: Israel’s Dietary Laws
Biblical Principles List Principle Israel was to keep strict dietary laws. Explanation Here are the details of Israel’s dietary guidelines: Clean Animals As we previously established, clean animals could be eaten, which included:
Biblical Principle #298: Israelites Not to Eat ‘Unclean’
Biblical Principles List Principle The Law of Moses distinguished between creatures that were clean and unclean, and Israel was forbidden from eating the unclean. Explanation In the Law of Moses, GOD gave Israel specific dietary guidelines regarding what they were permitted to eat and what was forbidden. Anything GOD said was unclean was disallowed from…
Biblical Principle #264: Laws for Injuries and Damages Suffered
Biblical Principles List Principle The Law of Moses prescribed economic remedies for specific situations involving injury or damage. Explanation The Law of Moses covered the following scenarios in this category: Open Pits 33 “If a man opens a pit, or digs a pit and does not cover it, and an ox or a donkey falls…