The Bible Story Vol 2_w.pdf - Herbert W. Armstrong

The hog is also unfit lor food .
eaten by man. God made some animals
for human food . Others were
for work , for pets, for consuming
waste products and for controlling
the numbers of creatures. If man
could have dis cerned which ani ­
mals were unclean, there would
have been no need for the Bible to
inform him .
Water Creatures Fit for Food
God also gave a simple way of
knowing what water creatures were to be used as food . To be clean, they
must have two features-fins and overlapping scales (which sometimes
drop off with age). (Leviticus 11:9-12; Deuteronomy 14:9-10.)
Wide varieties of creatures are ordinarily considered great delicacies.
Cra bs and lobsters are acclaimed around the world as succulent delights,
though the y are nothing more th an flavorful but unclean, spider-like
crustaceans that feed mainly on decaying carcasses.
Othe r unclean denizens of the water include the frog, turtle, abalone,
scallop, shrimp, shark, whale, eel, squid , various catfish, European turbot,
sturgeon, lobster, octopus, clam and oyster. Most of these are thought of as
wholesome and nutritious food by millions of people , including most of those
whodescend from the tentribes of the House ofIsrael. Whale oil is also used in
foods by many who do not know it is unfit for food. Almost all other common
fish on the market are clean.
The human body has degenerated since Adam. Should man be surprised
if he found th at much of that degeneration has been due to centuries of
consuming unclean creatures?
The Bible doesn't directl y give a rule by which clean birds can be
Trout . left, and tuna, right, are good for food.
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