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| MarkStaneart | Mar 13 2011, 07:39 AM Post #1 |
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And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying, (Leviticus 7:22 KJV) Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Ye shall eat no manner of fat, of ox, or of sheep, or of goat. (Leviticus 7:23 KJV) And the fat of the beast that dieth of itself, and the fat of that which is torn with beasts, may be used in any other use: but ye shall in no wise eat of it. (Leviticus 7:24 KJV) For whosoever eateth the fat of the beast, of which men offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD, even the soul that eateth it shall be cut off from his people. (Leviticus 7:25 KJV) Moreover ye shall eat no manner of blood, whether it be of fowl or of beast, in any of your dwellings. (Leviticus 7:26 KJV) Two conflicting opinions in Christian commentaries (Jewish sources are pretty consistent on this issue) suggest that fat can be eaten from any meat meal except from these offerings or that fat cannot be eaten at all. The earlier opinion seems to be poorly thought out since, when reading the descriptions of how these sacrifices are made, the fat is specifically commanded to be burned on the altar, yet the rule here suggests you can use fat for anything you want except to eat it. The prohibition, as the prohibition against blood, may be very basic in what it is trying to teach us: that all things are given for purpose in life, all things are valuable in their time and holy when appropriately handled according to their design; yet our capacity to experiment and deviate from what is prudent is uncanny. Our doctors and dieticians have been telling us for years that fat is not good for us… still we persist in shoveling in that which is designed for our destruction, clogging our arteries and padding our bellies. This is not simply to take the carnal position that we ought not do such things simply because they are unhealthy- it is rather to understand that each thing that the Most High has provided to us, He has provided with purpose. Our tendency is to squander His provision upon our own lusts, committing acts of wantonness and mindless gratification; then cry out to Him from our poverty blaming Him for the state we have made for ourselves. Scripture teaches us that all things are given to us with purpose. It is our foolish handling of His blessing that often results in our poverty; yet by wisdom and discretion we are made strong in Him, through faith. By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter; Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompense of the reward. (Hebrews 11:24-26 KJV) I have to agree with the Jewish perspective and dismiss the idea that, within the Temple we must behave one way but in our homes we can do whatever we please. The Hebraic understanding is that everything we do should be as though it were a sacrifice to God. If we would not eat fat in the Temple, we ought not do so in our homes. The applications of this extend far past the dinner table. |
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