By Tim Galvin ... “A FAIRLY UNKNOWN TORAH TEACHING ON FAT” WERE COMMANDED NOT TO EAT FAT OF CLEAN AND UNCLEAN! The Bible says specifically which animals we may eat, and which we must not eat! A list of those Clean and Unclean animals can be found in several places, including in Leviticus 11 and Deuteronomy 14. According to the Bible, such popular animals as pigs or swine, hares, rabbits, lobsters, shellfish, shark or clams are labeled Unclean and are not to be eaten, even today! “WHAT PARTS OF CLEAN ANIMALS ARE WE FORBIDDEN TO EAT?” In addition, the Bible specifically points out that we are not to eat the Blood or the Fat, even from clean animals! Leviticus 7:23-27 states: Speak to the children of Israel, saying: You shall not eat any Fat, of ox or sheep or goat! And the Fat of an animal that dies naturally, and the Fat of what is torn by wild beasts, may be used in any other way; but you shall by no means eat it! For whoever eats the Fat of the animals of which men offer an offering made by fire to Yahuah, the person who eats it shall be cut off from his people! Moreover you shall not eat any Blood in any of your dwellings, whether of bird or beast! Whoever eats any Blood, that person shall be cut off from his people! Beyond this, the Bible does not contain a specific prohibition to eat any parts of clean animals, including liver, kidney, heart, tongue, or stomach. After a careful study of the pertinent Scriptures, the Bible plainly says that we should not eat Blood, Fat or Unclean meat! Some people have concluded that liver or heart can be eaten, but not kidneys, as the priests did sacrifice the kidneys to Yahuah! However, the Bible does not tell us why this was done, and to conclude, from Scripture, that it therefore constitutes a prohibition to eat kidneys stretches the Biblical account! We must note that while Yahuah specifically states that we are not to eat Fat or Blood, He does not give us such a prohibition for other parts of clean animals! Notice carefully Yahuahs prohibition in Leviticus 3:14-17: Then he shall offer from it his offering, as an offering made by fire to Yahuah. The Fat that covers the entrails and all the Fat that is on the entrails, the two kidneys and the Fat that is on them by the flanks, and the Fatty lobe attached to the liver above the kidneys, he shall remove; and the priest shall burn them on the altar as food, an offering made by fire for a sweet aroma; all the Fat is Yahuahs. This shall be a perpetual statute throughout your generations in all your dwellings: you shall eat neither Fat nor Blood. The above-quoted passage refers to the Peace Offerings -- the only offering in which the offer is shared by eating a portion of the sacrifice... The animal could be an unblemished male or female ox (3:1), lamb, or goat (vv. 7, 12)... No mention is made of a peace offering of birds (Ryrie Study Bible). The above-quoted passage pointed out that kidneys were to be burnt as a sacrifice, but when Yahuah gave the prohibition as to what not to eat, He only mentioned Fat and Blood, not kidneys (compare verse 17). In Leviticus 7:1-10, the Trespass Offering is mentioned, which was to be made from a ram, as Leviticus 5:15 establishes! The priests were to eat from the meat, after doing the following: ... all the Fat thereof; the rump, and the Fat that covereth the inwards, and the two kidneys, and the Fat that is on them, which is by the flanks, and the caul that is above the liver [the Fatty membrane surrounding the liver], with the kidneys, it shall he take away: “And the priest shall burn them (the Fat) on the altar for an offering made by fire unto Yahuah: it is a trespass offering. This passage does not include at all a prohibition to eat kidneys in general -- apart from the context of a trespass offering -- and even the trespass offering itself refers specifically only to a ram! We are therefore not compelled to conclude that kidneys must not be eaten! Some feel that the definition of Fat in the passages above includes kidneys, but this interpretation has been rejected by others, as going beyond the clearly revealed Word of Elohim! Scientists now realize that a direct cause-and-effect relationship exists between excess consumption of Fat and heart disease! Over 53 percent of people in large industrialized countries die of heart disease! Heart disease is most commonly caused by Fat deposits that build up in the arteries, often beginning in the teenage years - (Reginald Cherry, M.D., The Bible Cure, 1998, p. 34). But that is not the only hazard associated with eating animal Fat! Toxins also tend to concentrate in an animals Fat! While most of the fat in lean, range-fattened clean animals is isolated from the meat and easily trimmed away POTATO CHIPS - The beloved combination of fried potatoes and salt comes at a nutritional cost of 10 grams of fat per ounce! Potato Chips are usually deep fried in animal Fat and should be avoided! In Fact all Fried foods absorb the Fat they are submerged in and are basically saturated Fat laced sponges! CHEESE - Cheese is high in protein and loaded with calcium but contains a lot of fat. It can be safely consumed in moderation, though many overdo it. Cheese is the leading source of artery-clogging fat in the U.S. diet, according to a report from the Center for Science in the Public Interest. The average American is eating three times as much cheese today as 30 years ago—on pizza, pasta, burgers, sandwiches, and even salads - (Wellness Letter, May 2001). There are also important reasons to abstain from blood! Scientists have long known that blood carries infections and toxins that circulate in an animals body. If people eat animal blood they are needlessly exposed to these infections and toxins! - (Rex Russell, M.D., What the Bible Says About Healthy Living, 1996, p. 14). “LIMIT EVEN THE HEALTHY FAT CONSUMPTION” Our bodies require some fat to be healthy! Nutritionists generally recommend that we ingest no more than 30 percent of our calories from fat. Some sources of fat are healthier than others! The best sources include fish and unsaturated plant-based fat. Fat from olives is among the healthiest plant-based fats. God supplied His people with this in abundance in that He placed them in a land of olive oil (Deuteronomy:8:8 A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of oil olive, and honey). “A BIBLICAL DIETARY COMPARISON” Fruits and vegetables, along with whole grains, constituted the bulk of the biblical diet. Everywhere the Hebrew people traveled, they included vegetables in their diet - (James Packer, Merrill Tenney and William White Jr., editors, The Bible Almanac, 1980, p. 247). The vegetables included leeks, onions, garlic and cucumbers! The various fruits mentioned in the Bible show ... the Israelites ingenuity in growing, harvesting, and preparing them for use. Fruits were eaten fresh, dried, pressed into cakes, and squeezed for juice - (ibid., p. 254). Fruits mentioned include apples, figs, grapes, berries, apricots, melons and pomegranates! Grapes were particularly popular. The Bible has more references to grapes and grapevines than to any other fruit and plant except olives and olive trees ... Grapes are the first cultivated plant mentioned in the Bible ... Grapes have been shown to fight tooth decay and to stop viruses, and they are high in caffeic acid, a substance shown to be a strong cancerous fighting agent - (Colbert, pp. 146-147). Do your own homework, I pray this Torah teaching on Fat hopefully puts you all on the right tract to understanding biblical diet, what is authorized and what is not for consumption! Shalom!
Posted on: Sat, 11 Oct 2014 07:16:58 +0000
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