"Now, wherefore did Moses say, "thou shalt not eat the swine, nor the eagle, nor the hawk, nor the raven, nor the fish which is not posessed of scales?" He embracedLev.ch 6 and Deut. ch 14. He embraced three doctrines in his doing so. Moreover, the Lord said to them in Deuteronomy, "and I will establish my ordinances among this people." Is there then not a command of God that they should not eat these things? There is, but Moses spoke with a spiritual reference. For this reason he named the swine, as much as to say,"Thou shalt not join thyself to men who resemble swine." For when they live in pleasure, they forget their Lord; but when they come to want, they acknowledge the Lord. And in like manner the swine,when it has eaten, does not recognize it`s master; but when hungry it cries out, and on receiving food, it is quiet again". Ante-Nicene Fathers, Volume one---writings of Ignatious, a desciple of John and Polycarp, a noted early Christian writer and historian. Maybe some more tomorrow, LW....
Posted on: Sat, 31 Aug 2013 04:45:19 +0000
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