p. 5 | 1668.-The Permission of Deut. 12:15 by Editor

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Mountain View, California · May 24, 1905

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 31, No. 21.

1668.—The Permission of Deut. 12:15.

By Editor

Kindly explain the meaning of Deut. 12:15, concerning permission to use clean and unclean animal foods.

There is no such permission given here. The "whatsoever" is limited by the definite instruction given in chapter 14 and Leviticus 11. See how the "every day" of Ex. 16:4 and "every morning" of verse 21, are limited to six days in the week, and do not include the seventh. Verse 26. So at the great feast of Deut. 14:26 the "whatsoever" is limited by the prohibitions of Leviticus 11. "The unclean and the clean" there mentioned refer, not to the eaten, but to the eaters, both Israelites and strangers.