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These you shall have in abomination among the birds; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the gier-eagle, and the ospray,
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A Lesson in Holiness
Commentators like Calvin and Henry explain that these dietary laws were not arbitrary. They served as a test of obedience, taught self-denial, and kept the Israelites distinct from surrounding pagan nations who often worshipped these very creatures. For Christians, this highlights the enduring principle of living a holy, set-apart life.
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Leviticus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
As far as they can be identified, the birds mentioned here are those that live on animal food. They were those which the Israelites might have been…
19th Century
Anglican
You shall have in abomination among the fowls. —The third of the four great divisions of the animal kingdom—namely, the b…
16th Century
Protestant
And these are they which you shall have in abomination. The species of birds and reptiles that are forbidden are such as common feeling al…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And these [are they which] you shall have in abomination among the fowls No descripti…
These laws seem to have been intended,
As a test of the people's obedience, as Adam was forbidden to eat from the tree of knowledge…
