“Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth.”
Say to the Israelites: of all the animals that live on land, these are the ones you may eat. The dietary laws begin with a positive statement: these are the ones you may eat. The regulations are not merely restrictive but also permissive — defining what is available to Israel rather than only what is prohibited. The land animals section establishes the foundational criteria that will govern the entire clean/unclean system for land animals. The covenant community's diet is defined by the covenant God's specifications, not by human preference or cultural tradition.
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