DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 14:1__ Israel’s diet was to be
distinctive, showing how the nation itself was different from all
other nations (compare Leviticus 11:1).
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DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 14:3 Unclean animals are regarded as
an ABOMINATION (see Leviticus 11:1; Deuteronomy 7:25 and note). Clean
and unclean animals are kept separate to illustrate the separation of
Israel from other nations (Deuteronomy 14:2).
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DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 14:4 Clean animals have a cloven
hoof and chew the cud. Cleanness cannot be based on the animals’
vegetarian diet, since unclean animals such as the CAMEL, HARE, and
ROCK BADGER are vegetarian.
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DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 14:11 Unclean birds seem to be birds
of prey. These eat dead creatures and blood, which are forbidden to
Israelites (v. Deuteronomy 14:21).
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DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 14:21 Israelites cannot eat ANYTHING
THAT HAS DIED NATURALLY, probably because the blood is still in the
animal (see note on 12:16). HOLY TO THE LORD. See Deuteronomy 7:6;
Deuteronomy 14:2. YOU SHALL NOT BOIL A YOUNG GOAT IN ITS MOTHER’S
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DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 14:22 People practiced tithing
(giving 10 percent) as early as the days of Abram (Genesis 14:20). For
laws about tithing, see Leviticus 27:30; Numbers 18:8.
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DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 14:23 IN THE PLACE THAT HE WILL
CHOOSE. See Deuteronomy 12:5 and note. YOU SHALL EAT. Deuteronomy
1:1’s emphasis on festive celebration of the land’s blessing is
seen here with an annual “tithe party.” The whole household
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DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 14:24 WHEN... GOD BLESSES YOU. A
blessing is clearly expected. WINE OR STRONG DRINK. The Bible condemns
drunkenness (Proverbs 23:29; Galatians 5:21) and forbids priests to
drink while in the sanctuary (Leviticus 10:9), but it expects that
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DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 14:27 YOU SHALL NOT NEGLECT THE
LEVITE. See notes on 10:6–9 and 12:12.
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DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 14:28 An additional TITHE is to be
given every third year for those who own no land and therefore may be
poor.
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