Can you translate this into English?
Later, when the Law of Moses was given the clean and unclean animals were used as meat as well as sacrifice.
Later, when the Law of Moses was given, the clean animals were to be used as meat as well as sacrifice.
Did that help? If not please tell me what you do not understand and I will try to explain.
Also, why does god change His mind so often.
You want me to explain His working to you? Yikes! I recommend that you read the 38th chapter of Job to understand why I am not touching that one.
Prior to the flood, people were supposed to be vegetarians. After the flood, omnivores. After the Exodus, omnivores with restrictions. After Jesus, omnivores again. After Muhammad, restrictions again.
A question I can sort of answer. But I will break it apart if you don't mind to make it easier to work with. Please understand that my answers are not in depth.
Prior to the flood, people were supposed to be vegetarians.
Man was not meant to kill. That is something that was changed after the Fall. The first record we have of a man making a voluntary kill is Cain and Abel where Abel sacrificed one (or more) of his flock. Still men did not kill to eat. Since we started as vegetarians we might not have even thought of animals as food but that is just speculation.
After the flood, omnivores.
There were some great physical changes that came about after the flood. One of them was that mans life span began to shorten. Maybe there was some kind of physical change and we required certain nutrients that are not available only in veggies.
After the Exodus, omnivores with restrictions.
The Law was given for more then health reasons although there is a book called "None of these Diseases" which argues that many of them were just that.
My teachings was that it was a reminder to you every day to remember that you were different. When you looked at your shirt sleeve of either pure linen or pure wool, sat down to dinner, yoked your two donkeys or two oxen together to plow (you may not yolk a donkey and a ox together) or obeyed any of the other Laws you were to remember. “You had a special covenant with Him. Much is required of you but you are blessed with much as well.”
After Jesus, omnivores again.
You are referring to Peter and the sheet I presume. It is important to understand that Jewish restrictions did not change but Gentiles were not bound by the same Law.
Gentiles were instructed to obey the following rules:
1.) No idol worship
2.) No sex outside of marriage
3.) No eating of things strangled
4.) No blood.
After Muhammed, restrictions again
My request to study Islamic law was refused by the local Imam so I can offer no insight as to why they believe this.
Hope this helps. G'night!
A. Cricket
AC->There were some great physical changes that came about after the flood. One of them was that mans life span began to shorten. Maybe there was some kind of physical change and we required certain nutrients that are not available only in veggies.
One explanation I've seen of this was that the flood was composed of the water vapors above the earth. It is postulated that there was a water canopy of sorts and that this canopy greatly restricted harmful radiation. Basically the world before the flood was a much more benign place than the world after the flood. With increased challenges came an increase in nutritional needs and a shorter lifespan. (or at least that's what I remember of it)
GSA(P)
The idea that nutritional needs change with time in a God directed universe seems silly. Same with the notion that killing is OK or NOTOK at the whim of God. As for the possibility that "clean" and "unclean" are statements about health and hygiene, why not simply say that some animals carry diseases?