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; 16 And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind.
The haunting question which would certainly bother the mind that has embraced the scientific approach to obedience, is why are these items deemed to be unclean? And until science corroborates the facts, the person in question will in most cases freely partake of the forbidden foods. The real issue is not what diseases and cancers from these forbidden items might, or may not accrue, for that is actually beside the point. If we were to obey God, because of the known adverse side effects we would be obeying God from fear, and not from love.
The same scenario is what took place at the flood as Noah warned of a deluge, the likes of which mortals had never seen. In fact, up until that time, rain had never fallen, so for the antediluvians to go into the ark would be a stretch, especially when there wasn’t any science to back up what Noah was saying. In the following excerpts, pay close attention to the mode of thought especially as they turn to scientists and philosophers to explain to them what Noah was saying. They will never obey The Lord, until they got an explanation, and sadly, they never did.
[Patriarchs & Prophets pp 97] The ark was finished in every part as the Lord had directed, and was stored with food for man and beast. And now the servant of God made his last solemn appeal to the people. With an agony of desire that words cannot express, he entreated them to seek a refuge while it might be found. Again, they rejected his words. Suddenly a silence fell upon the mocking throng. Beasts of every description, the fiercest as well as the most-gentle, were seen coming from mountain and forest and quietly making their way toward the ark.
Genesis6:8 Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of fowls, and of every thing that creeps upon the earth, 9 There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!