WPC-H %ՙy/mb*mȯ5썡qH -'{!$nD:q0hW [*v|wX,;]a_YJK/BRg&>eQB DK_FZ霵VJƿ"d i-5o ^?볢7D$> % y-` l/C9AeoA\/9TNz+Z)5)$U@1T„H"EuzTU5#?.o9ҾwpHal<,C.λٌé`!&ݲI`;٧a;F'YY/U 4 % 0|U4 U<9 U4u u U< U4 U< U4U U< U4 # 0` " (w4488!H!!h!!#!X'!-!2!5!8 ;"? >!JD )GNG4GH m H^ !H& `CG TimesW1X' BDiet and Health in the Bible Bible Study Rachel Cory0Klaus(.Diet and Health     ,) o[X` hp x (#%'0*,.8135@8:<H?AXo   _m#X` d0tp x (#%'0*,.8135@8:<H?AX;!;!$,,XX,,,,www.aggelia.com(T2,$ ! =zCXXdd=8zCXXdd8Xo[X` hp x (#%'0*,.8135@8:<H?AXo   $ `CG TimesW1'_ $CG TimesBoldW2$ `CG TimesW1)_ $CG TimesBoldW1' `CG TimesW1)_ $CG TimesBoldW1' `CG TimesW1)_ $CG TimesBoldW1' `CG TimesW1EPSON Stylus COLOR 760   0(8$ =XXdd=7XXd7Xo[X` hp x (#%'0*,.8135@8:<H?AXo  H2^V#|?"u^n" beforeyou,andthecountenancesoftheyoungmenwhoeattheportionofthekingsdelicacies;andasyouseefit, 5# sodealwithyourservants.$$$ DANIEL1:15"Andattheendoftendaystheircountenancesappearedbetterandfatterinfleshthanalltheyoungmen Z & 0  whoatetheportionoftheking'sdelicacies."!!Q'$$ 0   DANIEL1:1820(Attheendofthethreeyearperiodduringwhichtheyweretolearnthe_Caldean_Ԁlanguage) Nowat ") theendofthedays,whenthekinghadsaidthattheyshouldbebroughtin,thechiefoftheeunuchsbroughtthem v# * inbefore_nebuchadnezzar_.Thenthekinginterviewedthem,andamongthemallnonewasfoundlikeDaniel, =$m!+ _Hananiah_,_Mishael_,and_Azariah_;thereforetheyservedbeforetheking.Andinallmattersofwisdomand %4", understandingaboutwhichthekingexaminedthem,hefoundthemtentimes_betterthan_Ԁallthemagiciansand %"- astrologerswhowereinallhisrealm.0$$&#.$$  XzCX J   YOUARETHETEMPLEOFGOD # JX XzCw:#  (P%0 :ICORINTHIANS10:31"Therefore,whetheryoueatordrink,orwhateveryoudo,doalltothegloryofGod." )>&1 ICORINTHIANS3:16,17"DoyounotknowthatyouarethetempleofGodandthattheSpiritofGoddwellsinyou? *'3 0  IfanyonedefilesthetempleofGod,Godwilldestroyhim.ForthetempleofGodisholy,whichtempleyouare."c+(4$$ 0   ICORINTHIANS6:19,20"OrdoyounotknowthatyourbodyisthetempleoftheHolySpiritwhoisinyou,whom ,!*6 youhavefromGod,andyouarenotyourown?Foryouwereboughtataprice;thereforeglorifyGodinyourbody -*7 andinyourspirit,whichareGod's.".+8$$ _ԇ@Od  J# ALCOHOL   \#J \TherearetwokindsofwinespokenofintheBible.Oneofthesewasthejuiceofthegrape,andwaspressedfromthe 2 fruitintothecupasitwasneededtodrink(Genesis40:11).ItisthiskindthatissaidtocheerGodandman(Judges  9:13),andisdriedupwhenthevineisdestroyed(Joel1:10-12).Theotherkindwasthatwhichhadstooduntilit  fermented,andalcoholhadformedfromthedecayingsubstance. W DidnotPaulrecommendtheuseofwineundercertainconditions?  0  "Drinknolongerwater,butusealittlewineforthystomach'ssake,andthineofteninfirmities."ITIM5:23 $$ Howisthefirstkindofwinespokenof? a   0  "Butterofkine,andmilkofsheep,withfatoflambs,andramsofthebreedofBashan,andgoats,withthefatof O   kidneysofwheat;andthoudidstdrinkthePUREBLOODOFTHEGRAPE."DEUT.32:14 F $$ Howisthesecondkindofwinerepresented?   0  "Looknotthouuponthewinewhenitisred,whenitgivethhiscolorinthecup,whenitmovethitselfaright.At   thelastitbitethlikeaserpent,andstingethlikeanadder."PROV23:31,32Y $$ 0  NOTE:Thatis,whenitmovesupright;asintheprocessoffermentation,itmaybeseenmovingfromthebottom  upward.Theoriginalwordhereusedarightmeanssomething"upright."$$ 0  ItwasChristwho,intheOldTestament,gavethewarningtoIsrael,"Wineisamocker,strongdrinkisraging;and <l whosoeverisdeceivedtherebyisnotwise."(Proverbs20:1).IdonotbelievethatChristprovidedsuchabeverage. 3 Fermentationisasymbolofdecay,andofsin.Howcouldsomethingwhichisdecayingrepresentthebloodofthe  spotlessSonofGod?$$ 0  Satantemptsmentoindulgencethatwillcloudreasonandnumbspiritualperception,butChristteachesustobring O thelowernatureintosubjection.Hiswholelifewasanexampleofselfdenial.ItwasChristwhodirectedthatJohn  theBaptistdrinkneitherwinenorstrongdrink(LUKE1:15).ItwasHewhoenjoinedsimilarabstinenceuponthe  wifeofManoah(Judges4:4).t$$   PROVERBS.23:29-32 2     Whohathwoe?       whohathsorrow? !     whohathcontentions? W"     whohathbabbling? N#     whohathwoundswithoutcause? $     Whohathrednessofeyes?  %     Theythattarrylongatthewine; s!&     Theythatgotoseekmixedwine; :"j'     Looknotthouuponthewinewhenitisred, #1 (     Whenitgivethhiscolorinthecup, # )     Whenitmovethitselfaright. $!*     Atthelastitbitethlikeaserpent,andstingethlikeanadder. V%"+ 0  Wherecanwefindamorevividpictureofthedebasementandtheslaveryofthevictimofalcohol.Evenwhen &$- awakenedtoasenseofhismisery,hehasnopowertobreakfromthesnare;he"willseekityetagain."'$.$$ 0  (Proverbs23:35)r(%/$$ 0  ISAIAH5:22"Woetomenmightyatdrinkingwine,Woetomenvaliantformixingintoxicatingdrink."*0'1$$   +(3 ISAIAH28:1,2  0  Woetothecrownofpride,tothedrunkardsofEphraim,$$   Whosegloriousbeautyisafadingflower ^   Whichisattheheadoftheverdantvalleys, %U   Tothosewhoareovercomewithwine!    Behold,theLordhasamightyandstrongarm,    Likeatempestofhailandadestroyingstorm, z   Likeafloodofmightywatersoverflowing, Aq   WhowillbringthemdowntotheearthwithHishand."  8 JUDGES13:4"Nowtherefore,pleasebecarefulnottodrinkwineorsimilardrink,andnottoeatanyuncleanthing."    JUDGES13:7"AndHesaidtome,'Behold,youshallconceiveandbearason.Nowdrinknowineorsimilardrink, $ T    noreatanythingunclean,...."    ISAIAH24:9"Theyshallnotdrinkwinewithasong;Strongdrinkisbittertothosewhodrinkit." y  ISAIAH28:7"Buttheyalsohaveerredthroughwine,Andthroughintoxicatingdrinkareoutoftheway;Thepriestand 7  0  theprophethaveerredthroughintoxicatingdrink,Theyareswallowedupbywine,Theyareoutofthewaythrough   intoxicatingdrink;Theyerrinvision,theystumbleinjudgment.Foralltablesarefullofvomitandfilthiness,So  thatnoplaceisclean."\$$ 0   HABAKKUK2:15,16"Woetohimwhogivesdrinktohisneighbor,Pressinghimtoyourbottle,Eventomakehim  drunk,Thatyoumaylookonhisnakedness!Youarefilledwithshameinsteadofglory.Youalsodrink!Andbe  exposedasuncircumcised!ThecupoftheLord'srighthandwillbeturnedagainstyou,Anduttershamewillbeon x yourglory.?o$$  CanadrunkardenterthekingdomofGod?   0  "Northieves,norcovetous,nordrunkards,norrevilers,norextortioners,shallinheritthekingdomofGod."$$     ICORINTHIANS6:10.   How,then,shouldaChristianregardonewhopersistsindrunkenness?  @ 0  "ButnowIhavewrittenuntoyounottokeepcompany,ifanymanthatiscalledabrotherbeafornicator,or .  covetous,oranidolater,orarailer,oradrunkard."ICORINTHIANS5:11!$$ @//NdJ DISEASES #JY#Ԉ S# IIIJOHN2"Beloved,Iwishaboveallthingsthatthoumayestprosperinhealth,evenasthysoulprospereth." 3 c% EXODUS15:26"IfthouwiltdiligentlyhearkentothevoiceoftheLordthyGod,andwiltdothatwhichisrightinhis !' 0  sight,andwiltgiveeartohiscommandments,andkeepallhisstatues,Iwillputnoneofthesediseasesuponthee, "( whichIhavebroughtupontheEgyptians:forIamtheLordthathealeththee."O# )$$ 0  ThispromisewasgiventotheIsraeliteswhenMosesledthemoutofEgypt.GodproceededtogiveMosesanumber $ "+ ofcommandments,whichformpartofourBibletoday.Becausethesedivinelygivenmedicaldirectionswere %", altogetherdifferentfromthoseinthePapyrusEbers(Egyptianroyalcourtremedies).Fromtherecordwediscover k&#- thatMoseshadsomuchfaithinGod'sregulationsthathedidnotincorporateasinglecurrentmedicalmisconception 2'b$. intotheinspiredinstructions.')%/$$   )&1  SomerulesofSanitationfoundintheBible:   0  0$$  LEVITICUS13:46"Allthedayswhereintheplagueshallbeinhimheshallbedefiled;heisunclean:heshalldwell  alone;withoutthecampshallhishabitationbe."$$ 0  EarlyintheMiddleAgesthedreadeddiseaseleprosyhadkilledcountlessmillionsofpeople;andlatertheBlack C Deathtookanothersixtymillion.Notuntilthephysiciansofthedaygaveupleadershiptothechurchwastheplague   broughtundercontrol.ThechurchtookasitsguidingprincipletheconceptofcontagionasembodiedintheOld  Testament,Leviticus.h$$ 0  0$$  DEUTERONOMY23:12,13"Youshallsetoffaplaceoutsidethecampand,whenyougoout;andyoushallhave  &  animplementamongyourequipment,andwhenyousitdownoutside,youshalldigwithitandturnandcover    yourrefuse."  $$ 0  0$$%  Uptothecloseoftheeighteenthcentury,hygienicprovisions,eveninthegreatcapitals,werequiteprimitive.  B  Itwastheruleforexcrementtobedumpedintothestreetswhichwereunpavedandfilthy.Powerfulstenches   grippedvillagesandcities.Itwasaheydayforfliesastheybredinthefilthandspreadintestinaldiseasesthat   killedmillions.Diseasessuchascholera,dysentery,andtyphoidfevercouldhaveeasilybeencontrolledby g  followingGod'sprovisioninDeuteronomy.Amedicalhistorianwritesthatthisdirectiveis"certainlyaprimitive .^  measure,butaneffectiveone,whichindicatesadvancedideasofsanitation."%$$ 0  0$$  NUMBERS19:11-22"Hewhotouchesthedeadbodyofanyoneshallbeuncleansevendays....Whoevertouches  thebodyofanyonewhohasdied,anddoesnotpurifyhimself,defilesthetabernacleoftheLord.Thatperson Jz shallbecutofffromIsrael.Heshallbeunclean,becausethewaterofpurificationwasnotsprinkledonhim; A hisuncleannessisstillonhim....Thecleanpersonshallsprinkletheuncleanonthethirddayandontheseventh  dayheshallpurifyhimself,washhisclothes,andbatheinwater;andateveningheshallbeclean..."$$ 0  Ifphysicianswouldhaveonlyfollowedtheaboveinstructionsearlyinhistorymanyliveswouldhavebeensaved. -] Itwasnotuntil1847,whenDr.Semmelweiswroteabookabouthandwashingandchangingclothesafterdoing $ autopsiesandsurgeriesbeforegoingtothenextpatient.Whenhisruleswerefollowedmortalitydroppedby80  percent.$$ 0  ManycenturiesbeforeSemmelweis,however,GodgavetoMosesdetailedinstructionsonthesafestmethodfor @ cleansingthehandsafterhandlingtheinfectedliving.Propermodernmethodforwashinghandsis"Thehandsshould   bevigorouslylatheredandrubbedtogetherforatleast15secondsunderamoderatesizedstreamofwater..!$$ 0  Thescripturalmethodspecifiednotmerelywashinginabasin,butrepeatedwashinginrunningwaterwithtime ,\# intervalsallowedfordryingandexposuretosuntokillbacterianotwashedoff.Thesoapusedisevenmore #$ remarkable.Itwasmadebyburningtogetherinafirethefollowing:ayoungcow,cedarwood,hyssopbranches, % andscarletwool.Thewashingsolutioncontainedanirritant,cedarwoodoil,thatwouldencouragescrubbing;an  & antiseptic,hyssopoil,thatwouldkillbacteriaandfungi;andascrubbingelement,woolfibers,thatwoulddislodge H!x' thebacteria.Eventoday,hospitalsoftenuseasimilargranularsoapbecauseitisdifficulttoremovegranularsoap "?( fromthehandsinlessthan15seconds." )$$ Howcancircumcisionofthemalepreventcancerinwomen? d$!+ 0  Anumberofstudieshaveborneoutthefactthatfreedomfromcancerofthecervixwasnotduetofactorssuchas R%", raceorfoodorenvironment,butwhollytocircumcision.&I#-$$ 0  Ifthetight,unretractableforeskinisnotremoved,propercleansingcannotbereadilyperformed.Asaresultmany '$/ virulentbacteria,includingthecancerproducingSmegmabacillus,cangrowprofusely.Duringsexualintercourse n(%0 thesebacteriaaredepositedonthecervixoftheuterus,butifthemucousmembraneofthecervixisintact,littleharm 5)e&1 results.However,iflacerationsexist,astheyfrequentlydoafterchildbirth,thesebacteriacancauseconsiderable ),'2 irritation.Sinceanypartofthebodywhichissubjectedtoirritationissusceptibletocancer,itisperfectly *'3 understandablewhycervicalcancerislikelytodevelopinwomenwhosematesarenotcircumcised.Thesebacteria +(4 notonlyproducecancerinwomen,butalsoirritatethemaleorganandmaycausecancerofthepenis.Theextreme Q,)5 rarityofpenilecancerincircumcisedmenisshownbythefactthatin1955onlythefourthcaseinmedicalhistory -H*6 wasreported.Thuswecansaythatcircumcisionisanalmostperfectprophylaxisagainstthisdeadlycancer.-+7$$  .+8 0  Andtoaddtothisprotectionfromcervicalinjury,theLordalsocommandedthepeopleofIsraeltonothavesexual  intercourseduringawoman'smonthlymensesandrightafterchildbirth.Botharetimeswhenthecervixissoft,open,  andsusceptibletoinjuryandinfections.^$$   LEVITICUS12:1-5"ThentheLordspoketoMoses,saying'SpeaktothechildrenofIsrael,sayingIfawomanhas  0  0$$conceived,andborneamalechild,thensheshallbeuncleansevendays;asinthedaysofhercustomary  impuritysheshallbeunclean.Andontheeighthdaythefleshofhisforeskinshallbecircumcised.Sheshall z thencontinueinthebloodofherpurificationthirtythreedays....Butifshebearsafemalechild,thensheshall Aq beuncleantwoweeks,asinhercustomaryimpurity,andsheshallcontinueinthebloodofherpurificationsixty  8 sixdays.'"  $$ 0  Notonlydoesthepracticeofcircumcision,GodorderedAbrahamtoinstitutefourthousandyearsago,savelives ]   bypreventingcancer;butthereisanotherremarkablyuniquefactaboutthematterofcircumcision.Aftermanyyears $ T  ofresearchandstudies,itwasfoundthatnewbornbabiesdon'tmanufacturevitaminK(animportantbloodclotting    element)intheirintestinaltractuntilthefifthtotheseventhday.Itisclearthatthefirstsafedaytoperform   circumcisionwouldbetheeighthday,theverydaythatJehovahcommandedAbrahamtocircumciseIsaac.Asecond y  elementwhichisalsonecessaryforthenormalclottingofbloodisprothrombin.Pediatrictextbooksrevealthaton @p  theeighthday,prothrombinlevelsskyrocketsto110percent.Itthenlevelsoffto100percent.Itappearsthatan 7  eightdayoldbabyhasmoreavailableprothrombinthanonanyotherdayinitsentirelife.Thusoneobservesthat   fromaconsiderationofvitaminKandprothrombindeterminationstheperfectdaytoperformacircumcisionisthe  eighthday.Abrahamdidnotpicktheeighthdayaftermanycenturiesoftrialanderrorexperiments.Neitherhenor \ anyofhiscompanyfromtheancientcityofUrintheChaldeeshadeverbeencircumcised.Itwasadaypickedby #S theCreatorofvitaminK.$$ XzCXJ   TrustintheLordwithallthineheart,andleannotuntothineownunderstanding.  InallthywaysacknowledgeHimandHeshalldirectthypaths.    ӀProverbs3:56 p   FollowGodsdirectionforgoodhealth,longlife,andhappiness. #JXXzC#