Biblical Law and Government

Lesson Eight - Page 8

Many of the food products in your supermarket are free from unclean foods. There are several “secret” marks used on the labels. These food products were prepared for Jews who obey God’s food laws. (We Christians pay higher prices for our food as a result of fees paid the Rabbi who inspects the food plant.) Here we reproduce a portion of a government publication entitled A Consumer’s Guide to Food Labels.

We Christians should be ashamed that we Christians do not have our own ministers supervising the production of our food to see to it that it is fit for Christian con sumption! (28) May we eat anything that “dieth of itself?” (Also Leviticus 17:15-16) ( ) Yes. ( ) No. (29) May we eat food that is torn of beasts? (Exodus 22:31, Leviticus 22:8, Ezekiel 4:14) ( ) Yes. ( ) No. (30) We should eat fresh foods. A com mon sense rule is found in the sacrificial laws. Concerning “leftovers” (not canned or frozen foods), how long can we keep “left overs”? (Leviticus 19:5-8) How many days? ________

Symbols On Food Labels The symbol “R” on a label signifies that the trademark used on the label is registered with the U.S. Patent Office. The symbol “C” indicates that the literary and artistic content of the label is protected against infringement under the copyright laws of the United States. Copies of such labels have been filed with the Copyright Office of the Library of Congress. The symbol that consists of the letter “U” inside the letter “O” is one whose use is authorized by the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, more familiarly known as the Orthodox Union, for use on foods that comply with Jewish dietary laws. Detailed information regarding the significance and use of this sym bol may be obtained from the headquarters of that organization at 45 W. 36th St., New York, N.Y. 10018. The symbol that consists of the letter “K” inside the letter “O” is used to indicate that food is “Kosher” — that is, it complies with Jewish dietary laws and has been processed under the direction of a rabbi. None of the symbols referred to above are required by or are under the authority of any of the laws enforced by the Food and Drug Administration.

Chris Lecos is a member of PDA's public affairs staff.

HHS Publication No. (FDA) 85-2083

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. Public Health Service Food and Drug Administration 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, Md. 20857

Examples of “Kosher” symbols.

(31) Leviticus 11:43-47 reads in part, “Ye shall not make yourselves __________________ with any (unclean food). . . . . . , [44] for I am the Lord your God: ye shall therefore sanctify your selves, (by avoiding unclean foods), and you shall be ____________ ; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with (any unclean food), . . . [46] ___ ___ ___ ___is the ___ ___ ___ of the beasts and of the foul, and of every living creature that moveth in the waters, and of every creature that creepeth on the earth: To make a difference between the unclean and the clean, and between the beast that may ____ ____________ and the beast that may ________ ____ _______________. Here are some the scriptures quoted to “prove” that it is O.K. to eat unclean foods: 1 Timothy 4:4-5, Peter’s vision in Acts 10 & 11, Romans 14, Luke 11:41, and 1 Corinthians 10:25-27. Lesson 13 is entitled Doctrine And God’s Law. In Lesson 13 we will show how priests in Israel who have become “Children of Belial,” like Hopni and Phinehas “make the Lord’s people to transgress” by interpreting these verses unlaw fully. Let’s take another look at Question 26. Ezekiel prophesied about the priests of Israel saying, “neither have they (the priests of Israel) showed difference between the clean and the unclean” foods. You think about this: The priests of the Jewish religion, the Rabbis, have always put a difference between the clean and the unclean. Every supermarket shelf is proof that they still put a difference between the clean and unclean. But

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