22/06/2025
In the Garden, Satan’s tactic was simple: twist Yehovah’s words and cast doubt. He convinced Adam and Eve to eat what Yehovah specifically said not to. That sin wasn’t just about food, it was about disobeying His command.
Today, a similar lie continues. Many Christians say the food laws in Leviticus 11 no longer apply, often quoting misunderstood verses like Acts 10 or Mark 7. But ask yourself: if Satan’s strategy was to get us to eat what Yehovah forbade, why would he stop now?
Leviticus 11 defines which animals are food and which aren’t. The Hebrew word for “unclean” (tamei) points to ritual impurity; these creatures were never food in Yehovah’s eyes. This isn’t about tradition or culture. It’s about holiness and obedience.
Yeshua said clearly: “Do not think that I came to abolish the Torah or the Prophets. I did not come to abolish but to fulfil” (Matthew 5:17, TLV). Fulfil doesn’t mean “cancel.” It means to uphold and properly teach.
Let’s look at the usual verses:
Acts 10: Peter’s vision was about Gentiles being accepted, not changing food laws (see Acts 10:28).
Mark 7: Yeshua rebuked man-made traditions, not Torah. The context is about eating with unwashed hands (Mark 7:20).
Romans 14: Paul addresses personal opinions, not cancelling Torah commands.
Yehovah said, “I do not change” (Malachi 3:6). His standards for holiness still apply, including what we eat. The food laws set us apart as His people.
So ask yourself: Are you keeping Yehovah’s commands, or believing the same lie Satan told in the Garden?
His Word still stands. Holiness still matters. So does obedience.
