The Highway Forums General Discussion Theology Discussion Forum Kosher Laws

Hey guys. I was just looking up kosher laws and I couldn't help but notice that the whole not eating meat and dairy together wasn't in Leviticus 11. Where does all this kosher stuff come from? I just want to add that I don't practice all that kosher stuff, but I wanted to write something concerning the kosher practice. Thanks guys.

That entire don't-mix-dairy-and-meat regulation is based on an instruction repeated twice in Exodus and once in Deuteronomy: "You shall not boil a young goat in its mother's milk." (NASB)

Our propensity for lily-gilding borders on mind-boggling. ;^)

Anne (who hasn't been here for ages)

The Kosher laws, as I understand it, were written as a way to make sure the Law was kept to the fullest degree. Like many other Pharisaic traditions, they had good intentions but became overly burdensome, and they ended up adding to God's commands.

It's not unlike some churches writing "rules" designed to keep us out of trouble, but which also tend to become "laws unto themselves." For example:

Christians don't dance.
Christians don't use playing cards.
Christians completely abstain from alcohol.
Christians don't wear makeup and their shirts must have collars.

You get the idea. The Scriptures make no such demands on us, but many church traditions - just like the Pharisaical laws - impose requirements like these to "help make sure" that we don't lust, envy, get drunk, cause another to stumble, etc.

(Acts 4:19, 5:29, 2 Cor. 1:24, Matt. 15:9)

-Robin

You forgot go to movies. BTW just as an amusing side note to all this non-biblical church traditions I knew a Moody graduate once who told me that at Moody it was under the contract you signed that you would not go to movies. I think they were appeasing some old Fundamentalist churches that supported them. However you could rent movies and view them in your room. Talk about getting around the sabbath day's journey rule.

BTW just for anyone in the forum who doesn't understand what I am referring to. It was the practice of the Jews in Jesus' time if they had to travel farther than was allowed on a sabbath day to leave a small belonging at a distance that equaled a sabbath day's journey. That way they could claim that when they reached that point they were still at home and could walk further than allowed. Or so I was told in a bible study I had.

I don't know if this rule is still in place at Moody at this time.

I spoke with a Pastor once who worshipped Christ and loved Spurgeon; his two favourite people.

His church barred membership for drinking and smoking. I asked about wine that was, you know, watered down from the full 12%. No, he shook his head. You could attend but not be a member. Well, I asked, what I if I didn't drink at all but once each Sunday afternoon I enjoyed a fine cigar? Sorry, again...I could attend but not be a member.

"But Jesus made wine from water and Spurgeon smoked a cigar a day?"

"Uh, yes, that's right."

"So basically," I asked, "Jesus and Spurgeon couldn't be members at your church?"

The look on his face was priceless.

On the other hand, maybe if Adam had added just one more rule, just for his wife; "And no talking to snakes" we'd all have been better off.

Or maybe I'm getting off topic.....

-Barry

Was the use of boiling water ever used back then? Because now I'm starting to see this on kosher guides on the net, and if it was used back then.. It's like, "Wow! That's advanced!"

Hmmmmm, did you read Anne's reply found here: TheClingingVine's reply to you?

In her reply she references Exodus and Deuteronomy, but boiling water is also mentioned in such places as Ex 29:31,32; Lev 8:31; Isa 64:2; Ezek 24:5; 46:20,24.

Sorry I should have been more specific. I mean the use of boiling water as a method to make utensils "kosher." Thanks for all your replies.