What does bible says about pork and liquor.
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What does bible says about pork and liquor. i need to explain to non muslim
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Please also explain why is pork is probihited so i am answer questions to my
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Pork and wine in
bible
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Your
Question: What does bible says about pork and liquor
Ref: Prohibition of ‘wine’ in the
Bible:
Lev. 10:9 Do not drink wine nor strong
drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the
congregation, lest ye die: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your
generations:
Numbers 6:3 He shall separate himself from
wine and strong drink, and shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong
drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat moist grapes, or
dried.
Deut. 29:6 Ye have not eaten bread, neither
have ye drunk wine or strong drink: that ye might know that I am the LORD your
God.
Prov. 20:1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is
raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
Prov. 21:17 He that loveth pleasure shall be
a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
Prov. 23:20-1 Be not among wine-bibbers;
among riotous eaters of flesh: For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to
poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
Prov. 23:29-30 Who hath woe? who hath
sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause?
who hath redness of eyes? They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to
seek mixed wine.
Prov. 31:4-6 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it
is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink: Lest they drink,
and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted. Give
strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of
heavy hearts.
Prov. 23:31-5 Look not thou upon the wine
when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself
aright. At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder. Thine
eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.
Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that
lieth upon the top of a mast. They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was
not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will
seek it yet again.
Is. 5:11-12 Woe unto them that rise up early
in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night,
till wine inflame them! And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and
wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the LORD, neither
consider the operation of his hands.
Is. 5:22 Woe unto them that are mighty to
drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:
Is. 28:1, 7 Woe to the crown of pride, to
the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty is a fading flower, which are
on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine!...But they
also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way; the
priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink, they are swallowed up
of wine, they are out of the way through strong drink; they err in vision, they
stumble in judgment.
Exek. 44:21 Neither shall any priest drink
wine, when they enter into the inner court.
Luke 1:15 For he shall be great in the sight
of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be
filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.
Romans 14:21 It is good neither to eat
flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is
offended, or is made weak.
Eph. 5:18 And be not drunk with wine,
wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit...
1 Peter 4:7 But the end of all things is at
hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.
Ref: Prohibition of ‘swine in the
Bible:
Deuteronomy 14:8 The pig also because it is
a splitter of the hoof but there is no
cud. It is unclean for you. None of their flesh must you eat and carcass you
must not touch.
Leviticus 11:7-8 And the swine, though it has a split hoof
completely divided, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you. You must no eat their meat or touch their
carcasses; they are unclean to you.
Your
Question: Please also explain why is pork is probihited so i am answer
questions to my non muslims friends/collegues
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 2 Surah
Baqarah verse 173:
He (Allah) hath only forbidden you dead
meat, and blood, and the flesh of swine, and that on which any other name hath been
invoked besides that of Allah; but if
one is forced by necessity, without
willful disobedience nor transgressing due limits, then is he guiltless. For Allah is Oft-Forgiving Most Merciful.
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 5 Surah
Maidah verse 3:
Forbidden to you (for food) are: dead meat, blood,
the flesh of swine,
and that on which hath been invoked the name of other than Allah, that which hath been killed by
strangling, or by a violent blow, or by a headlong fall, or by being gored to death; that which hath been (partly) eaten by a
wild animal; unless ye are able to
slaughter it (in due form); that which
is sacrificed on stone (altars);
(forbidden) also is the division (of meat) by raffling with arrows: that is impiety. This day have those who reject faith given up
all hope of your religion: yet fear them
not, but fear Me. This day have I perfected your religion for
you completed my favor upon you and have chosen for you Islam as your
religion. But if any forced by hunger
with no inclination to transgression,
Allah is indeed Oft-Forgiving Most Merciful.
Allah Subhanah has categorically forbidden the believers
the flesh of swine as food; thus for
the believers, who sincerely believe in Allah and the Last Day, this one reason
should suffice.
But as with everything in Islam, one is allowed and encouraged to look and search for the
wisdom behind the commands of Allah and His Messenger (saws); for that will make our conviction firm and
strong in obeying their commands. If
for the limitations of our confined knowledge and understanding, we are unable
to grasp the wisdom behind any commands of Allah and His Messenger (saws), it
is still our duty as believers to obey and follow each and every command of
Allah and His Messenger (saws); for
indeed, every command of our Lord and
Creator is based on His Absolute and Perfect Knowledge.
The swine family in general is an extremely filthy, dirty, impure and unhygienic animal by nature. It is a scientific fact that the flesh of
swine has a particular worm, and is a known carrier of several harmful parasites,
which if the swine is not reared in proper hygienic conditions, or not cooked
to a certain temperature, is harmful and sometimes even fatal to the humans
when consumed. Some people argue that
in today’s modern times, the swines that are to be consumed by the humans are
properly reared, and their flesh cooked at high temperature to mitigate the
risks to human health. But Allah
Subhanah, Who is the Creator of everything in existence, knows all the evils and impurity of the flesh
of swine, which even today man may not be aware; and thus the All-Wise, All-Knowing has declared the flesh of swine
‘haraam’ for the believers to consume.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only
due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only
Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan