I spoke a little on last comic about the fact that in different parts of the world there are things that are off-limits when it comes to eating. Things that are disgusting. In our Bibles there is a Hebrew word that is used in several places that holds a meaning of disgusting: תועבה. It is most commonly translated as "abomination". In English, we don't typically think of something as an abomination being similar to something that is disgusting. If you read those same verses and replace abomination with disgusting, while it doesn't change the meaning, it does make it a lot clearer. For example, the first use of the word in Genesis 43:32 - "...because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is disgusting to the Egyptians."

Does the Bible call out anything as disgusting to eat? Yes it does. In Deuteronomy 14, just before giving the list of animals that are and are not food, God emphasizes this list in verse 3 with "Do not eat any disgusting thing". Just like in the comic, we see something like regurgitation as disgusting, God sees certain animals as disgusting and not meant for food. When we look into the functions of those animals listed, we can see why God made this distinction.

I call out functions because some will say that "such and such animal is just as gross as those in the disgusting category". If we are honest with ourselves, this is questioning God at best, and rebellion at worst. God created the animals and would know what He created for what purpose. If He said xyz animal is not for food, we should be okay with that. Just like if he says abc animal is okay for food, we should be okay with that as well. It is not our place to try and reason that whatever animal we are looking at should or shouldn't fit whatever mold, UNLESS we are looking at it from the descriptions that God already gave us in His Word.

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