CLEAN-UNCLEAN foods.

Blessings unto you beloved ones,

This is a topic which I personally found difficult because i who call myself a Christian was eating unclean foods, totally unaware that it was unclean. I bought it, cooked it, brought it into my home and I sincerely repented unto the Lord for that and i pray that God touches you as well to stop eating all the unclean foods. The Bible says in Proverbs 3:5-6 : “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to Him, and He will make your paths straight. God surely cares about what goes into our body.

Down below, I will list some of the unclean, sacrificed and clean foods and will also share with you the Bible scripture of Leviticus 11,Deuteronomy 14 and Apostle Peter's dream written in Acts chapter 10.

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UNCLEAN FOOD list:

Any creature that moves along the ground, whether it moves on its belly or walks on all fours or on many feet; it is unclean.

UNCLEAN meats: camel, hyrax, rabbit, pig(pork), eagle, vulture, black vulture, red kite, black kite, raven, snakes,snails, Albatross,Bittern,Buzzard,Condor,Coot,Cormorant,Crane,Crow,Cuckoo,Eagle,Flamingo,

Grebe,Grosbeak,Gull,Hawk, Heron,Kite,Lapwing,

Loon,Magpie,Osprey,Ostrich,Owl,Pelican,Penguin,Plover,Rail,Raven,Roadrunner,Sandpiper,Seagull,Stork,Swallow,Swift,,Vulture,Water hen,Woodpecker

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Specific creatures living in the water without fins and scales, which is seafood.

UNCLEAN seafood list.(Which DO NOT have both fins And scales).

Unclean shellfish:Abalone,Clam,Conch,Crab,Crayfish (Crawfish, Crawdad),Krill,Lobster,Mussel,Oyster,Scallop,Shrimp (Prawn).

Certain types of unclean fish:, lamprey, hagfish, skate, Basa,Bullhead,

Catfish,Eel,European Turbot,Mackerel or Cobia (Some kinds are clean.)

Paddlefish,Shark,Stickleback,Sucker,Sturgeon, Swai (Asian catfish),Swordfish, Horse mackerel(thomson fish),Pangasius also known als Malangwa fish, kapenta fish because these fishes lack fins and scales.

Other creatures of water that are unclean:Cuttlefish,Jellyfish,Limpet,Octopus,Squid (Calamari), Dolphin,Otter,Porpoise,Seal,Walrus,Whale.

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Sacrificed foods are also unclean(even if you pray upon it and say God will cleanse it for me, the Bible clearly says in Leviticus 20:26 You shall be holy to me, wfor I the Lord am holy and have separated you from the peoples, that you should be mine.

List of sacrificed foods: halal foods,

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CLEAN FOOD list:

Fishes having both fins and scales are considered as CLEAN:

Salmon,cod fish also known bacalhau,tilapia, and haddock.Alewife,Anchovy,Barracuda,Bass

Black Pomfret (or Monchong),Bluefish,Bluegill,Branzino,Carp,Cobia,Crappie,Drum,Flounder,Grouper,Grunt,Haddock,Hake,Halibut,Hardhead,Herring,Indo-Pacific King Mackerel,Kingcroaker,Kingfish,

Mahimahi or Dorado, Marlin,Minnow,Mullet,Narrrow-barred Spanish Mackerel

Opah,Perch or Bream,Pike or Pickerel or Jack, Pollock or Boston Bluefish

Rockfish,Sardine or Pilchard,Shad,Sheepshead,Silver Hake or Whiting,

Smelt or Frostfish or Icefish,Snapper or Ebu, Job-fish, Lehi, Onaga fish, Opakapaka or Uku

Sole,Steel head,Sunfish,Tarpon,Trout or Weakfish

Tuna or Ahi, Aku, Albacore, Bonito or Tombo,Turbot [except European Turbot]

Wahoo,White Croaker,Whitefish,Whiting,Yellowtail Amberjack

CLEAN meats: These are the animals you may eat: the ox, the sheep, the goat, 5 the deer, the gazelle, the roe deer, the wild goat, the ibex, the antelope and the mountain sheep.[a] 6 You may eat any animal that has a divided hoof and that chews the cud. (cows are also clean).

CLEAN birds(poultry):Chicken,Dove,Duck,Goose,Grouse,Guinea fowl,Partridge,Peafowl, Pheasant,Pigeon,Prairie chicken,Ptarmigan,Quail,Sage-hen,Snipe,Sparrow (and other songbirds),Teal, Turkey.

The CLEAN insects you are permitted to eat include: all kinds of locusts, bald locusts, crickets, and grasshoppers.

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Let's read together in Leviticus chapter11, down below.

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 divided hoof and that chews the cud.

4 “‘There are some that only chew the cud or only have a divided hoof, but you must not eat them. The camel, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is ceremonially unclean for you. 5 The hyrax, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you. 6 The rabbit, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you. 7 And the pig, though it has a divided hoof, 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 regard as unclean. 11 And since you are to regard them as unclean, you must not eat their meat; you must regard their carcasses as unclean. 12 Anything living in the water that does not have fins and scales is to be regarded as unclean by you.

13 “‘These are the birds you are to regard as unclean and not eat because they are unclean: the eagle,[a] 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 regarded as unclean by you. 21 There are, however, some flying insects 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 flying insects that have four legs you are to regard as unclean.

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 their clothes, and they will be unclean till evening.

26 “‘Every animal that does not have a divided hoof 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 their clothes, and they will be unclean till evening. These animals are unclean for you.

29 “‘Of the animals that move along 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 you are allowed to eat that has come into contact with water from any such pot is unclean, and any liquid that is drunk from such a pot 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 its carcass will be unclean till evening. 40 Anyone who eats some of its carcass must wash their clothes, and they will be unclean till evening. Anyone who picks up the carcass must wash their clothes, and they will be unclean till evening.

41 “‘Every creature that moves along the ground is to be regarded as unclean; it is not to be eaten. 42 You are not to eat any creature that moves along the ground, whether it moves on its belly or walks on all fours or on many feet; it is unclean. 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 along 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 about in the water and every creature that moves along 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.’

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Apostle Peter's Vision/dream:

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

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

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

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

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Deuteronomy14:3-21

Do not eat any detestable thing. 4 These are the animals you may eat: the ox, the sheep, the goat, 5 the deer, the gazelle, the roe deer, the wild goat, the ibex, the antelope and the mountain sheep.[a] 6 You may eat any animal that has a divided hoof and that chews the cud. 7 However, of those that chew the cud or that have a divided hoof you may not eat the camel, the rabbit or the hyrax. Although they chew the cud, they do not have a divided hoof; they are ceremonially unclean for you. 8 The pig is also unclean; although it has a divided hoof, it does not chew the cud. You are not to eat their meat or touch their carcasses.

9 Of all the creatures living in the water, you may eat any that has fins and scales. 10 But anything that does not have fins and scales you may not eat; for you it is unclean.

11 You may eat any clean bird. 12 But these you may not eat: the eagle, the vulture, the black vulture, 13 the red kite, the black kite, any kind of falcon, 14 any kind of raven, 15 the horned owl, the screech owl, the gull, any kind of hawk, 16 the little owl, the great owl, the white owl, 17 the desert owl, the osprey, the cormorant, 18 the stork, any kind of heron, the hoopoe and the bat.

19 All flying insects are unclean to you; do not eat them. 20 But any winged creature that is clean you may eat.

21 Do not eat anything you find already dead. You may give it to the foreigner residing in any of your towns, and they may eat it, or you may sell it to any other foreigner. But you are a people holy to the Lord your God.

Do not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.

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My personal thoughts:

From my understanding reading this scripture.. not all birds are unclean like turkey and chicken but maybe Apostle Peter was not aware of it that's why he said he has never eaten anything impure or unclean, may God forgive me if my understanding has failed to understand.

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May the Holy Spirit reveal unto you on which foods to eat and which ones not. Please share with others who are unaware. God bless you