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Deuteronomy 14:19 Cross-References
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“And every creeping thing that flieth is unclean unto you: they shall not be eaten.”
Deuteronomy 14:19 (KJV)
Commentary on Deuteronomy 14:19
And every creeping thing that flieth is unclean unto you: they shall not be eaten—Flying insects (שֶׁרֶץ הָעוֹף, sherets ha'of, 'swarming winged creatures') are categorically unclean except locusts, crickets, and grasshoppers (Leviticus 11:21-22). The 'creeping' designation recalls the serpent's curse: Upon thy belly shalt thou go (Genesis 3:14)—association with sin's entrance.Insects represented the plagues on Egypt (Exodus 8:16-24, 10:4-15), God's judgment instruments. Israel must not internalize judgment's symbols. Revelation reverses this: locust-demons torment the unsealed (Revelation 9:3...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
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