906. Why to the Gentiles?
By Editor
PLEASE explain Deut. 14:21: "Ye shall not eat of anything that dieth of itself; thou mayest give it unto the stranger that is within thy gates, that he may eat it; or thou mayest sell it unto a foreigner; for thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God." The reason why Israel should not eat of such meat is stated; they were a holy people. They should do nothing to injure the body, God's temple. Yet, they could give or sell such beasts to others. Was this wrong? They did not sell it declaring it to be good. They did not deceive. They were to give or sell it for just what it was. The stranger and foreigner ate such meat, and esteemed it good. They received it or bought it knowing what it was. What is there wrong about it? Of course it would have been wrong if an Israelite misrepresented the matter; but there is nothing to indicate that he did.