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The Reason is God's Holiness
Commentators agree that the dietary laws were not arbitrary but were rooted in God's own nature. The command, "be ye holy; for I am holy," is the central reason for these rules. To be in communion with a holy God, His people were called to live a holy, set-apart life, and these laws were a daily, practical expression of that high calling.
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Leviticus
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Albert Barnes
On Leviticus 11:44–47
18th Century
Theologian
These verses set forth the spiritual ground on which the distinction between clean and unclean is based. Compare the marginal references and Leviti…
Charles Ellicott
On Leviticus 11:44
19th Century
Bishop
For I am the Lord your God. —As the Lord who is their God is Himself holy, His people, in order to enjoy perfect communio…
John Gill
On Leviticus 11:44
17th Century
Pastor
For I [am] the Lord your God
Their Lord, and therefore had a right to enjoin them what laws he pleased concerning th…
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Matthew Henry
On Leviticus 11:1–47
17th Century
Minister
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…