Beasts Bringing Camel Ceremonially Chew Cheweth Chews Cloven Cud Divide Divideth Dividing Doesn't Eat Foot Hoof Hoofs Horn Nevertheless Parted Parteth Split Though Unclean Yet
11:4 The camel - An usual food in Arabia, but yielding bad nourishment. Divideth not the hoof - So as to have his foot cloven in two, which being expressed, Lev 11:3, is here to be understood. Otherwise the camel's hoof is divided, but it is but a small and imperfect division.
11:1-47 What animals were clean and unclean. - These laws seem to have been intended, 1. As a test of the people's obedience, as Adam was forbidden to eat of the tree of knowledge; and to teach them self-denial, and the government of their appetites. 2. To keep the Israelites distinct from other nations. Many also of these forbidden animals were objects of superstition and idolatry to the heathen. 3. The people were taught to make distinctions between the holy and unholy in their companions and intimate connexions. 4. The law forbad, not only the eating of the unclean beasts, but the touching of them. Those who would be kept from any sin, must be careful to avoid all temptations to it, or coming near it. The exceptions are very minute, and all were designed to call forth constant care and exactness in their obedience; and to teach us to obey. Whilst we enjoy our Christian liberty, and are free from such burdensome observances, we must be careful not to abuse our liberty. For the Lord hath redeemed and called his people, that they may be holy, even as he is holy. We must come out, and be separate from the world; we must leave the company of the ungodly, and all needless connexions with those who are dead in sin; we must be zealous of good works devoted followers of God, and companions of his people.
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Beasts Camel Ceremonially Chew Cheweth Chews Cloven Cud Divide Divideth Dividing Eat Food Foot Hoof Hoofs Horn Nevertheless Part Parted Parteth Split Time Unclean y
Beasts Camel Ceremonially Chew Cheweth Chews Cloven Cud Divide Divideth Dividing Eat Food Foot Hoof Hoofs Horn Nevertheless Part Parted Parteth Split Time Unclean y
