Leviticus 11:2-47 Speak to the children of Israel, saying, These are the beasts which you shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth.… I. THAT GOD'S PEOPLE, THE SPIRITUAL ISRAEL, MOVE IN A SCENE OF MINGLED GOOD AND EVIL. 1. In the sphere of daily life we have contact with both. 2. Our contact with them entails the danger of contamination. 3. In such a defiling sphere our duty is to separate the precious from the vile. II. THAT IN LIFE'S MINGLED SCENE THE GODLY MUST EXERCISE CONTINUAL VIGILANCE. 1. We enter, by relationship with Christ, into a separated life. 2. Such a separated life must assert itself in habitual avoidance of prohibited things. 3. Minute distinctions are forced upon us by this principle of conduct. III. THAT BY STRICTEST ADHERENCE TO DIVINE DIRECTIONS SANCTITY OF LIFE SHOULD BE MAINTAINED. 1. Every godly soul is, to a degree, put in trust with the imparted sanctity. 2. Derived sanctity is no assurance against defilement if we forsake God's commands. (W. H. Jellie.) Parallel Verses KJV: Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth. |
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