Leviticus 11:46 This is the law of the beasts, and of the fowl, and of every living creature that moves in the waters, and of every creature that creeps upon the earth. 47 To make a difference between the unclean and the clean, and between the beast that may be eaten and the beast that may not be eaten.
Note well the command: “Do not eat them” and the brief commentary by God: “He is unclean unto you” It certainly does not give much science to hang your obedience upon, nor does it say what makes them unclean. Several important pieces of information are missing from the passages, and it is imperative that we now understand the reasons why. All the Lord says is that they are unclean, and that those items should never ever be eaten.
Jesus does not reveal the gory details; He does not mention in clear terms what diseases will accrue, or how these forbidden items would affect the nervous system of the human body in adverse ways, and He does not make mention of any medicines that could counter the deleterious effects. All God says is that we should never eat them, and that they are unclean, and entirely unfit for human consumption.
The question to be settled is whether we will take Him at His word and obey Him up front, or whether we will wait for science to confirm the facts in the case, before we believe. Just for the record, here is a list of the diseases that come about as a result of eating forbidden foods. It is the scientific discovery behind God’s commands, but not necessary for obeying God up front.
Leviticus 11:13 And these are they which you shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the osprey, 14 And the vulture, and the kite after his kind; 15 Every raven after his kind.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!