Where in the bible does it say that man should not eat Squirrel or Rabbit because they are rodents and they are unclean animals?

Ok my young apprentice thats enough play time for you go back to Manlaw and stay !

well someone from another site is arguing with me about it so i wanna know...

Try Leviticus chap 11

but i've seen what they eat.all they eat is nuts,grass,corn...stuff like that.how's that unclean?

I saw nothing about the squirrel by the way. It says in that chapter that certain animals are unclean unto the Jews, not that the animals are unclean. I do not know if they had squirrels in that part of the world. As for the reason that that group of people were told which animals to eat and not to eat, Honestly do not know. Is it for health sake? Sorry, no help there. Is the other person trying to poke at your eating habits?

i have no clue but i don't ever remember reading it in the bible.she just kept saying "they are unclean,it's the word of God!" but being i don't like argouing about that stuff,i came here to ask

I hoped it helped. And really why argue, right!

In Lev.11 it says we are not to eat hare(rabbit). But in Acts 10:10-15,11:5-9, it says that God cleansed all the animals (that my wording). You can read it and come to your own conclusion but mine is you can eat whatever you want (even if it is a rodent..LOL). Now I'm not that Bible smart, but since i read the question I have been searching using my SwordSearch, and my Pastor on speed dial..haha. Hope this helps.

the only thing I can think of is the OT where it talks about cloven hoofed animals....but that is the OT

gotcha

Leviticus 11
Clean and Unclean Food
1 The LORD said to Moses and Aaron, 2 "Say to the Israelites: 'Of all the animals that live on land, these are the ones you may eat: 3 You may eat any animal that has a split hoof completely divided and that chews the cud.

4 " 'There are some that only chew the cud or only have a split hoof, but you must not eat them. The camel, though it chews the cud, does not have a split hoof; it is ceremonially unclean for you. 5 The coney, [a] though it chews the cud, does not have a split hoof; it is unclean for you. 6 The rabbit, though it chews the cud, does not have a split hoof; it is unclean for you. 7 And the pig, though it has a split hoof completely divided, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you. 8 You must not eat their meat or touch their carcasses; they are unclean for you.

9 " 'Of all the creatures living in the water of the seas and the streams, you may eat any that have fins and scales. 10 But all creatures in the seas or streams that do not have fins and scales—whether among all the swarming things or among all the other living creatures in the water—you are to detest. 11 And since you are to detest them, you must not eat their meat and you must detest their carcasses. 12 Anything living in the water that does not have fins and scales is to be detestable to you.

13 " 'These are the birds you are to detest and not eat because they are detestable: the eagle, the vulture, the black vulture, 14 the red kite, any kind of black kite, 15 any kind of raven, 16 the horned owl, the screech owl, the gull, any kind of hawk, 17 the little owl, the cormorant, the great owl, 18 the white owl, the desert owl, the osprey, 19 the stork, any kind of heron, the hoopoe and the bat.

20 " 'All flying insects that walk on all fours are to be detestable to you. 21 There are, however, some winged creatures that walk on all fours that you may eat: those that have jointed legs for hopping on the ground. 22 Of these you may eat any kind of locust, katydid, cricket or grasshopper. 23 But all other winged creatures that have four legs you are to detest.

24 " 'You will make yourselves unclean by these; whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean till evening. 25 Whoever picks up one of their carcasses must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean till evening.

26 " 'Every animal that has a split hoof not completely divided or that does not chew the cud is unclean for you; whoever touches the carcass of any of them will be unclean. 27 Of all the animals that walk on all fours, those that walk on their paws are unclean for you; whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean till evening. 28 Anyone who picks up their carcasses must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean till evening. They are unclean for you.

29 " 'Of the animals that move about on the ground, these are unclean for you: the weasel, the rat, any kind of great lizard, 30 the gecko, the monitor lizard, the wall lizard, the skink and the chameleon. 31 Of all those that move along the ground, these are unclean for you. Whoever touches them when they are dead will be unclean till evening. 32 When one of them dies and falls on something, that article, whatever its use, will be unclean, whether it is made of wood, cloth, hide or sackcloth. Put it in water; it will be unclean till evening, and then it will be clean. 33 If one of them falls into a clay pot, everything in it will be unclean, and you must break the pot. 34 Any food that could be eaten but has water on it from such a pot is unclean, and any liquid that could be drunk from it is unclean. 35 Anything that one of their carcasses falls on becomes unclean; an oven or cooking pot must be broken up. They are unclean, and you are to regard them as unclean. 36 A spring, however, or a cistern for collecting water remains clean, but anyone who touches one of these carcasses is unclean. 37 If a carcass falls on any seeds that are to be planted, they remain clean. 38 But if water has been put on the seed and a carcass falls on it, it is unclean for you.

39 " 'If an animal that you are allowed to eat dies, anyone who touches the carcass will be unclean till evening. 40 Anyone who eats some of the carcass must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean till evening. Anyone who picks up the carcass must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean till evening.

41 " 'Every creature that moves about on the ground is detestable; it is not to be eaten. 42 You are not to eat any creature that moves about on the ground, whether it moves on its belly or walks on all fours or on many feet; it is detestable. 43 Do not defile yourselves by any of these creatures. Do not make yourselves unclean by means of them or be made unclean by them. 44 I am the LORD your God; consecrate yourselves and be holy, because I am holy. Do not make yourselves unclean by any creature that moves about on the ground. 45 I am the LORD who brought you up out of Egypt to be your God; therefore be holy, because I am holy.

46 " 'These are the regulations concerning animals, birds, every living thing that moves in the water and every creature that moves about on the ground. 47 You must distinguish between the unclean and the clean, between living creatures that may be eaten and those that may not be eaten.' "

6 The rabbit, though it chews the cud, does not have a split hoof; it is unclean for you.

I didn't see the squirrel....but again...that is in the Old Testament

JT:

Keep in mind that God had set the dietary restrictions on the Hebrews as 1 way to set them apart from the rest of the world.


When Jesus was crucified & raised from the dead, men were no longer bound by the Law of Moses (Old Testament), because it had been superseded. You find writings by both Paul & Peter stating that the dietary restrictions no longer apply. God spoke to Peter in a vision about the subject.

The person who is arguing with you isn't firmly grounded in scripture. She is defending a premise that no longer applies, like animal sacrifices, worshiping God on Saturday & circumcision to name a few.

Hope this helps.
tf73

PS- anytime you have a God question, feel free to email me.

The squirl is like the Rabbit in splitting the hood.

I would challenge anyone to prove that any of the Apostles or disiples did not keep Lev 11 to the T?

Lets see it. Shalom...Miles

You HAD to ask that...?

Yep.

I hear about the OT being done away and no one knows what exactly was done away.

What was Yahshua talking about THE LETTER OF THE LAW?

The ones who claim all these things are done away are doing what they claim they are not.. They are Pharasees in thier own Riek.. Shalom...MIles

Squirrel is not mentioned. That was a law for the Levites. ... not the gentiles. And that was the old covenant ... we live in the new covenant. That law hasn't been in effect for 2500 years.

a lot of animal were not mentions. Squirl it is mentione aboout the split hoof like a cat you are not to eat.

Fish points to a lot of different ones as it says to be clean they are to have fins and scales. Catfish is unclean.

We find in Acts 10 where if you will read acts 11 and at the end of Acts 10 that Peters vision was about unclean People not food was the meaning of the vision. This took place about 10 years after Yahshua had died /risen to his Father.

Yet he is upset as he says he has never eaten anything unclean when he see the vision.

If these were old Laws why was Peter 10 years later was practicing them and teaching them? Blessings...Miles

I just read Acts 11:6 and he is plainly speaking of animals. I do agree with u that he has up to this point not eat any of those things. I dont think there is anything wrong with not eating them or eating them that would be a personal preference.

Do you not remember what Yeshua said in the book of Matthew chap 15 concerning unclean things?

1Then some Pharisees and teachers of the law came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked, 2"Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They don't wash their hands before they eat!"

10Jesus called the crowd to him and said, "Listen and understand. 11What goes into a man's mouth does not make him 'unclean,' but what comes out of his mouth, that is what makes him 'unclean.' "

15Peter said, "Explain the parable to us."

16"Are you still so dull?" Jesus asked them. 17"Don't you see that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then out of the body? 18But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these make a man 'unclean.' 19For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander. 20These are what make a man 'unclean'; but eating with unwashed hands does not make him 'unclean.' "

Also in a vision that Peter had in Acts 10, God told Peter that whatever He declared was clean is clean.

9About noon the following day as they were on their journey and approaching the city, Peter went up on the roof to pray. 10He became hungry and wanted something to eat, and while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance. 11He saw heaven opened and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners. 12It contained all kinds of four-footed animals, as well as reptiles of the earth and birds of the air. 13Then a voice told him, "Get up, Peter. Kill and eat."

14"Surely not, Lord!" Peter replied. "I have never eaten anything impure or unclean."

15The voice spoke to him a second time, "Do not call anything impure that God has made clean."

16This happened three times, and immediately the sheet was taken back to heaven.

tf73