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RiseIsrael.comDIET ACCORDING TO THE BOOK OF LIFE

In our society the word diet is used to mean a regulated selection of foods used forcosmetic weight loss. The heavenly Father prescribed a diet for our people to observe;

unlike our modern definition this diet pertains to the saving of our souls. Apocrypha

Ecclesiasticus 30:25 “A cheerful and good heart will have a care of his meat and diet.”

In the Book of Leviticus chapter 11 and Deuteronomy chapter 14 we find the dietary

laws that we must follow at all cost.

Leviticus 11:46 “This is the law of the beasts, and of the fowl, and of every living

creature that moveth in the waters, and of every creature that creepeth upon the earth:”

Verse 47: “To make a difference between the unclean and the clean, and between the

beast that may be eaten and the beast that may not be eaten.”

This law is given to Israel that we may be holy like unto the Heavenly Father. Leviticus

11:44 “For I am the LORD your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall

be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping

thing that creepeth upon the earth.” Verse 45: “For I am the LORD that bringeth you up

out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.” Read

also, 1st

Peters 1:14-16. Not only are we to be holy unto God; we are also a

peculiar/special people. Deuteronomy 14:2 “for thou art an holy people unto the LORD

thy God, and the LORD hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all

the nations that are upon the earth.” Verse 3: “Thou shalt not eat any abominable

thing.”

Leviticus 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.” Verse 3: “Whatsoever parteth the

hoof, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat.” The

(beast) four-footed animals that we may eat are those that have all these characteristics.

It must part the hoof, be cloven-footed and chew the cud. Examples of these beasts can

be found in the word. Deuteronomy 14:4 “These are the beasts which ye shall eat: the

ox, the sheep, and the goat,” Verse 6: “And every beast that parteth the hoof, and

cleaveth the cleft into two claws, and cheweth the cud among the beasts, that ye shall

eat.”

There are also some examples of beasts that are unlawful to eat and do not fit all thecriteria’s of the Bible. Deuteronomy 14:7 “Nevertheless these ye shall not eat of them

that chew the cud, or of them that divide the cloven hoof; as the camel, and the hare, and

the coney: for they chew the cud, but divide not the hoof; therefore they are unclean unto

you.” Verse 8: “And the swine (pig), because it divideth the hoof, yet cheweth not the

cud, it is unclean unto you: ye shall not eat of their flesh, nor touch their dead carcase.”

Therefore we are commanded not to eat any of these animals; the camel, rabbit and pig

because they are unclean.



Leviticus 11:9 “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.” Verse 10: “And all

that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters,

and of any living thing which is in the waters, they shall be an abomination unto you:”

The standard that we must follow for all that are in the waters is also given to us by God.We can only eat those fishes that have both fins and scales. Hence such things as lobsters,

shrimp, and crab are an abomination to eat, because they do not have fins or scales.

Leviticus 11:13 “ And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the

fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and

the ospray,” Verse 14: “And the vulture, and the kite after his kind;” Verse 15: “Every

raven after his kind;” Verse 16: “And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and

the hawk after his kind,” Verse 17: “And the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great

owl,” Verse 18: “And the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle,” Verse 19: “And

the stork, the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.” All these birds aftertheir kind we are not to eat. For example, the Bible mentioned we are not to eat the swan;

after its kind would be the duck.

Deuteronomy 14: 11 “ Of all clean birds ye shall eat.” The Lord did not give specific

examples of what are clean birds in Leviticus chapter 11 or Deuteronomy chapter 14,

yet we could find what birds is clean in the written word of God. Some are found in the

sacrificial laws. Leviticus 1:14 “And if the burnt sacrifice for his offering to the LORD

be of fowls, then he shall bring his offering of turtledoves, or of young pigeons.” Another

example is in the history of Israel, when the Lord provided food to them in the

wilderness. Exodus 16:12 “I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak

unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with

bread; and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God.” Verse 13: “And it came to

pass, that at even the quails came up, and covered the camp…” When the children of

Israel desired meat of the Lord, he gave them quails; showing us that we could eat birds

according to this kind, such as chicken.

Deuteronomy 14:19 “And every creeping thing (insect) that flieth is unclean unto you:

they shall not be eaten.” The Bible addresses the eating of insects. Leviticus 11:21 “Yet

these may ye eat of every flying creeping thing that goeth upon all four, which have legs

above their feet, to leap withal upon the earth;” Verse 22: “Even these of them ye may

eat; the locust after his kind, and the bald locust after his kind, and the beetle after his

kind, and the grasshopper after his kind.” Verse 23: “But all other flying creeping

things, which have four feet, shall be an abomination unto you.”

All insects that fly the Bible commanded us not to eat of with the exception of the locust,

bald locust, beetle, and the grasshopper. In the history of the Bible the eating of locust

can be found; an example was John the Baptist. Mark 1:6 “And John was clothed with

camel's hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild

honey;” Some dismay at the fact that John ate locust and consider him to be disgusting.



Yet according to the word of God, locust is a clean animal and lawful to eat, whereas

pork which is accepted by all is unclean abominable animal. Leviticus 11:41 “And every

creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth shall be an abomination; it shall not be

eaten.” Verse 42: “Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon all

four, or whatsoever hath more feet among all creeping things that creep upon the earth,

them ye shall not eat; for they are an abomination.” Verse 43: “Ye shall not makeyourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creepeth, neither shall ye make

yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby.” In conclusion, all other

insects are not to be eaten, as it is written in the word of God.

We pray that after learning what animals are clean and unclean to eat, that you choose not

to defile yourself with what is abominable such as pork/swine. But if you choose to

disregard the law of God, we must admonish you of the judgment that will come upon

you. Isaiah 66:15 “For, behold, the LORD will come with fire, and with his chariots like

a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire.” Verse 16:

“For by fire and by his sword will the LORD plead with all flesh: and the slain of the

LORD shall be many.” Verse 17: “They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselvesin the gardens behind one tree in the midst, eating swine's flesh, and the abomination,

and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the LORD.” Therefore take heed unto

thyself that you are not destroyed not only by the second coming of our Lord Jesus

Christ, but also, by sickness of health. Apocrypha Ecclesiasticus 18:21 “Humble thyself

before thou be sick, and in the time of sins shew repentance.” Apocrypha Ecclesiasticus

38:15 “He that sinneth before his Maker, let him fall into the hand of the physician.”

Peace be unto you!

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