This chapter is similar to chapter 12 in both dietary and worship laws, and one thing chapter 12 doesn’t mention is antelopes — I really don’t think it’s worth it to eat one (though verse 6 said the Israelites could) — the law of Moses was a stepping stone for all civilisations so there’d one day be a worldwide revival, which still hasn’t happened yet (but it was prophesied in Acts 2:17-21 (taken from Joel 2:28-32)). Regardless, there’s too many who hold conservative views concerning this and all the other Scriptures, for they are of the flesh and thus worldly, so the people they follow exemplify the reality of 1 John 4:5. This chapter is found in pages 111-112 of the NKJV Bible I have for this four-translation project, pages 143-144 of the NASB Bible (Old Testament, 1995 version), pages 225-226 of my VOICE copy, and pages 229-230 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy.
I already said most of what I needed to say in chapter 12, and it’s been like, what, only a few days since I wrote on it? But it would be cool to see the antelopes in person! I met a camel 🐫 once at a farm a few weeks ago, and I loved it! 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩 I think the camel had one hump, though… I’d share with you what he/she looked like, but I don’t have a laptop and I can’t send the photo of it without one, nor can I do emails without one, so I’ll either have to get a fancy USB port from the camera 📷 to the phone 📱 📲 ☎️ 📞 📳 or head down to the library again so I can transfer the photo of the camel 🐫 through my email 📧 and upload it to the phone to paste it here. The good news is, I’m on vacation this week and can do that anytime, pretty much, and someone in my 30s singles group from church ⛪️ is rallying some of us to go to the preserve, which is next to the library. However, that’s during Veteran’s Day, and I just found out the library’s closed then, so sadly, I’ll have to save the photo 📸 for another post 😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞 *plays video game death sound effect* 😓😓😓😓😓 besides, it’s at 6:30 p.m., so I wouldn’t want to be in the library when it’s night, but that’s OK, for I’ve never taken photos of the preserve at night before, and I really want to try it. But it wouldn’t be good to eat a camel; however, pigs 🐷🐖🐽 are no longer under the category of forbidden meat, and I remember reading the sentence in verse 21, in the NRSV, “You shall not boil a kid in its mother’s milk.” I was like, “DUH!!” Turns out, though, it was forbidding boiling young goats 🐐 either way, I wouldn’t boil anything in its mama’s milk if I were you. Right, guys?
The tithing thing (verses 22-28) I’d rather not talk about, though, to be honest, since prosperity preachers weaponise all the Scriptures that deal with this, especially Malachi 3:8-10 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄😒😒😒😒😒🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️ people like to say there’s always a way out of a financial pit, claiming tithing is always the answer. The Lord Jesus says different! Tithing is nowhere mentioned in the New Testament, and when Hebrews 7:4-10 mentions it, it wasn’t for obligation, nor was it during Moses’ time Abraham had done this (see Genesis 14:18-20), not to mention tithing is nowhere commanded by Jesus, for it’s not part of the Gospel. Besides, those who would dog you about it are obligated to do this with everything for the rest of their lives. Tithing wasn’t monetary in the old covenant days, ever. And those who mention Jesus supports it because Malachi is right before the first book of the New Testament, they’ve attacked His Word — beware of the false prophets, just as He had said in Matthew 7:15-20. Indeed, if you’re doing your best to be financially responsible and something happens so that you can’t recover, it’s pretty much an automatic game over. These haters of the Gospel are really good at pissing me off. I’d rather talk about 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12 than deal with this… at least it explains why this is happening. Sort of. People have tried to warp my brain 🧠 into exalting the belief that tithing is the only way out of a financial complication, but I know this is a violation of Acts 15:1-35 and the entire book of Galatians! Robert Morris teaches that, and he had tried to have sex with 12-year-olds! 🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮 Truly a disgusting, unthinkable, and accursed abomination from Hell — every last man, woman, and child who avoids this will be blessed. I think we need a complete overhaul on what church ⛪️ even is in this country… unfortunately, though, the poor will always be among us, which Deuteronomy 15:7-11 elaborates with; I’ll get to that in the next post. The mourning practices mentioned in the first verse of this chapter was for pagan gods which were supposed to be vomited out of the land, too. But again, Jesus doesn’t forbid tattoos if they’re for His glory; He Himself has one in Revelation 19:16, but that’s for when He returns in the future. When will that be? We don’t know… so with that, I’ll see you next time!
In Christ,
Ron Outland
