Verse of the Day
Author Spotlight
Loading featured author...
Report Issue
See a formatting issue or error?
Let us know →
Nevertheless these you shall not eat of them that chew the cud, or of those who have the hoof cloven: the camel, and the hare, and the rabbit; because they chew the cud but don`t part the hoof, they are unclean to you.
Verse Takeaways
1
A Reaffirmed Command
Scholars point out that this list of unclean animals is not new but repeats the instructions given in Leviticus 11. By restating these laws, Moses was reinforcing for the new generation, on the verge of entering the Promised Land, the importance of their covenant and the call to live as a people set apart for God.
See 2 Verse Takeaways
Book Overview
Deuteronomy
Author
Audience
Composition
Teaching Highlights
Outline
+ 5 more
See Overview
4
18th Century
Presbyterian
(Compare to Leviticus 11.) The variations here, whether omissions or additions, are probably to be explained by the time and circumstances of the s…
19th Century
Anglican
These directions are the same given in Leviticus 11:3-8.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
(See Gill on Deuteronomy 14:6)
(The "hare" in this verse may be an animal that is now extinct but was alive at the time of Moses. I…
Consider supporting our work
Moses tells the people of Israel how God had given them three distinguishing privileges, which were their honour, and figures of those spiritual bl…
