Wednesday, July 12, 2006

Abomination ?

Mosaic Law (Leviticus)
Don't have ritual sex with temple prostitutes. Check the Hebrew .. 20:13 speaks of a man (ISH) with mankind (ZAKHAR). (ISH) with (ISH) is not mentioned, its (ISH) with (ZAKHAR) that is an abomination. (ZAKHAR) is most often translated to mean a man or male animal specially dedicated to a deity for some sacred function.

Do the Levitical laws apply to Christians? If so, then why do we eat pork? A common theme throughout Paul's epistles is the idea that we are no longer under the law. That law leads only to death, whereas we are under grace that leads to eternal life. When two people make a contract, they agree to do specific things. That contract is in effect until all of the conditions are met. Then it is no longer in effect. Jesus' death on the cross met the conditions of the old covenant. Jesus came to offer us a new one. This new one only has one basic requirement: Love. Love God. Love your neighbor.

Leviticus Also Prohibits
Eating the fat from a sacrificial animal
Eating blood
Burning incense at the wrong time ?
Eating camel, rabbit, saphan/coney (?), pig (do not even touch it), eating anything from the water lacking fins & scales
Eating eagle, buzzard, vulture, falcon, kite, raven, ostrich, owl, stork, heron, bat, mole, mouse, lizard, gecko, crocodile
Slaying an ox, goat or lamb for any reason OTHER THAN sacrifice
Seeing relatives naked ?
Reaping the corners of the field.
Doing any injustice in judgement
Bearing any grudge against the sons of your people
Round haircuts
Beard trimming
Mediums, spirtualists, soothsayers
Any hostility to a stanger in your lands
Anyone with a defect from bringing an offering
cross-breeding cattle
sow the field with mingled seed
wear a garment of linen & wool blended
tattoos

But Requires
Complex cleansing rituals and sacrifices
Yom Kipur
Men may only marry a virgin of his own people


And Allows
Touching something unclean, swearing, (providing you sacrifie a goat, or turtledoves, or pigeons, or flour for it)
Deceit about money, robbery (providing you pay it back plus 1/5 more ... and make a sacrifice)
Sex with a betrothed women, as long as she is a slave

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