(June 29, 2016 at 11:14 am)Nymphadora Wrote: "Everything that lives and moves about will be food for you. Just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you everything." - Genesis 9:3
"And the pig, though it has a divided hoof, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you. You must not eat their meat or touch their carcasses; they are unclean for you." - Leviticus 11: 7, 8
And?
The first was a general rule for all people. The second was given specifically to Israel. The stated purpose of the Mosaic law was to make Israel a peculiar people separate from the other nations. Note also that the Mosaic law was offered to Israel as a voluntary covenant with reward for obedience, and they accepted it.
Jewish thinkers recognized the difference and identified the 7 Noahide laws that apply to all, as opposed to the 613 Mosaic laws that apply only to Israel.
Also note that we have different rules for different subsets of people today.
So, what's the issue?
