Deuteronomy 14:4-20 These are the beasts which you shall eat: the ox, the sheep, and the goat,… In this provision of food we see — 1. A mark of Divine condescension. If kings legislated for the diet of their people, is it beneath the King of Israel to appoint the food for His chosen people? "All that we know of God," says Dr. Cumming, "in creation, in providence, in redemption, leads us to see that He takes as much care of what the world calls, in its ignorance, little things, as He does of what the world thinks, in equal ignorance, great and weighty things." 2. A proof of Divine benevolence. It is kind to provide at all. But what thought indicated, in the choice of animals which multiplied slowly, which were not difficult to obtain, found without leaving the camp, and without danger and contact with heathens around them! All this intended to reclaim and bless. ( Matthew Henry, D. D..) Parallel Verses KJV: These are the beasts which ye shall eat: the ox, the sheep, and the goat,WEB: These are the animals which you may eat: the ox, the sheep, and the goat, |
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