(Leeser) “ But flesh in which its life is, which is its blood, shall ye not eat.” (New American Standard Bible) “"Only you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood” In the days before modern science, making sure the blood was drained from an animal was a sure way to determine it was completely dead. Scripture clearly states that God did not require animals (and even humans) … etc. This was because the flood had made this a necessity. Note the following texts: Matthew 15:17-20 “Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught? Evidently, this concession was for man's good, although originally God did not include meat as part of the human diet. Don’t eat these animals. When we read in the New Testament, it seems that Israelites did not keep pigs, but gentiles (non-Jews) did. To answer that question, we have to remember who Jesus Christ was. And as I gave you the green plants, I give you everything. After the flood, God allowed humans to eat the meat of clean animals (Genesis 9:3). As in the case of green vegetation, I do give it all to you." 1 Corinthians 10:31 - Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God. Several passages lead to this clear conclusion. There was no meat in Eden. Eat whatever is sold in the meat market without raising any question on the ground of conscience. Genesis 9:3 is the first mention of eating meat. 2 The woman told the serpent, 'We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, 3 but God did say, "You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must … (Genesis 9:6) Clearly, God did not place animals on the same level as humans. Acts 10:15: "What God has cleansed you must not call common." William A. … As for animals being immortal, I think its really anyone's guess. Please read these scriptures: (Genesis 1:29-30) 29 And God went on to say: “Here I have given to YOU all vegetation bearing seed which is on the surface of the whole earth and every tree on which there is the fruit of a tree bearing seed. Rules About Eating Meat. Yes, in all cultures throughout time we have seen the natural inclination that as spirituality increases, many have chosen to eat less meat or not to eat meat at all. Nevertheless, among those that chew the … God has not rescinded His Genesis 9:3 permission to eat meat. Of course, if this were what Jesus was saying, it wouldn’t just mean that swine and shellfish are clean to eat. Similarly, according to some, man was permitted to eat the meat of an animal which died on its own – except a limb severed from a live animal (Tosafot Sanhedrin 56b s.v. That’s a quote from Psalm 24 that Paul uses as a ground clause. But this is not required by God, but it is a free will choice available to man, and at this time of world imperfection, we are able to eat meat as needed or even desired. He said to the woman, 'Did God really say that you must not eat from any tree in the garden?' When God says: “You can eat all the grasses, and the herbs and the fruit of the tree”– no meat. He did not forbid any kind of meat until the law was given hundreds of years later. 17–19). God does not want us to eat meat. Just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you everything.” Whatever parts the hoof and is cloven-footed and chews the cud, among the animals, you may eat. 4-6 “Some animals chew the cud, but they don’t have split hooves. But apparently that was impossible. In Isaiah 65: 1-5, God says that He is not pleased with those who eat the flesh of pigs. Christians can eat meat because the Lord says all meat is clean and consuming it will not be a sin. The reason why Christians can eat pork and bacon is that God declared all meat clean in the book of Mark. In the Old Testament law, the nation of Israel was commanded not to eat … So later on, in the Mosaic Law, God tells Moses what kinds of meat man can eat, only herbivorous animals. People are made in God's image and animals are not, but this spiritual difference is not sufficiently morally significant to … This happened three times. With the temporary shortage of all plant life during the Flood and the running of the food supplies that were taken into the ark, there was a clear need that God met by allowing men to eat the flesh of animals. In the book of Genesis (9:3), God tells man: > Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you. He did not interpret the vision as meaning he could now eat meat from unclean animals; rather, he wondered about the vision’s meaning (vv. 1 Corinthians 8:13 Therefore, if what I eat causes my brother or sister to fall into sin, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause them to fall. https://bibleask.org/when-was-man-first-allowed-to-eat-meat Thus, it was not a matter that man was originally intended to be herbivorous. He was told to kill and eat them. It is good not to eat meat or to drink wine, or to do anything by which your brother stumbles. And there are rules about how they are to be slaughtered, what parts you can eat and what parts are forbidden, etc.