DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 14:1__ Israel’s diet was to be distinctive, showing how the nation itself was different from all other nations (compare Leviticus 11:1). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 14:3 Unclean animals are regarded as an ABOMINATION (see Leviticus 11:1; Deuteronomy 7:25 and note). Clean and unclean animals are kept separate to illustrate the separation of Israel from other nations (Deuteronomy 14:2). ⇐ ⇔ [ Continue Reading ]
DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 14:4 Clean animals have a cloven hoof and chew the cud. Cleanness cannot be based on the animals’ vegetarian diet, since unclean animals such as the CAMEL, HARE, and ROCK BADGER are vegetarian. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, le... [ Continue Reading ]
DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 14:11 Unclean birds seem to be birds of prey. These eat dead creatures and blood, which are forbidden to Israelites (v. Deuteronomy 14:21). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 14:21 Israelites cannot eat ANYTHING THAT HAS DIED NATURALLY, probably because the blood is still in the animal (see note on 12:16). HOLY TO THE LORD. See Deuteronomy 7:6; Deuteronomy 14:2. YOU SHALL NOT BOIL A YOUNG GOAT IN ITS MOTHER’S MILK. To do so would be an ins... [ Continue Reading ]
DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 14:22 People practiced tithing (giving 10 percent) as early as the days of Abram (Genesis 14:20). For laws about tithing, see Leviticus 27:30; Numbers 18:8. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElements [ Continue Reading ]
DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 14:23 IN THE PLACE THAT HE WILL CHOOSE. See Deuteronomy 12:5 and note. YOU SHALL EAT. Deuteronomy 1:1’s emphasis on festive celebration of the land’s blessing is seen here with an annual “tithe party.” The whole household (Deuteronomy 14:26) plus the Levites (v. Deute... [ Continue Reading ]
DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 14:24 WHEN... GOD BLESSES YOU. A blessing is clearly expected. WINE OR STRONG DRINK. The Bible condemns drunkenness (Proverbs 23:29; Galatians 5:21) and forbids priests to drink while in the sanctuary (Leviticus 10:9), but it expects that drinking will sometimes take... [ Continue Reading ]
DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 14:27 YOU SHALL NOT NEGLECT THE LEVITE. See notes on 10:6–9 and 12:12. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 14:28 An additional TITHE is to be given every third year for those who own no land and therefore may be poor. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]