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|'''9. {{:Not dedicated to God''' Some teachers are symbolized by rabbits. A warren of rabbits may look like popcorn. They jump when happy; they jump when scared; they just jump sometimes. The name in Hebrew means 'divided jubilation'. The rabbit is a symbol of teachers who mix all kinds of religions together. This week it is Christmas, Hanukkah, or Quanza, and next they are celebrating Hindu dust. To them all religions are good. They have no discernment about what to celebrate.  Some people say we can't trust the Bible because it says the rabbit 'chews the cud' and rabbits don't chew the cud. The Bible says that only in English. In Hebrew is says they chew the 'gerah' which is a thing pursued again because it was not understood.  The rabbit actually passes it's food through a second time by eating it's night droppings. This rabbit-like teacher knows the word of God but is not a good teacher. The teacher symbolized by rabbit or hare is not a good teacher because the knowledge of God does not produce a separated hoof. He does not live what he knows. Without discernment of what to celebrate, the teacher cannot dedicate his life to God.}}

|'''10. {{:Swine''' People say their favorite verse of the Bible is "God helps those who help themselves". That isn't in the Bible. The swine eats, or learns anything, and teaches it as truth. The swine is a symbol of the self-righteous; people who think they are good just because they think they are good. The name in Hebrew means 'perceive a new revelation'. They think their own ideas, or whatever new ideas they hear, are true. Swine pass off new teachings from others as if they are from the Bible. They hear from others that there are errors in the Bible. They pass it on as truth to make themselves look clever.  Teachers may learn things from scientific theories and pass them on as absolute truth. One thing is absolutely true in science: what it says is true today, will not be true tomorrow.  They may read the Bible and not understand it. They will teach their error as truth. When faced with things that appear to be opposite teachings in the Bible, they just choose one and ignore the other, rather than work to understand they are both true. The one who cannot understand the word of God is not a good teacher.(Dietary law)}}

|'''11. {{:Swine - 2''' The attitude of the swine-like teacher is so contagious it is dangerous. God says we should not even 'touch their dead bodies'. This is a riddle in Hebrew that says we should not be 'joined to their foolishness nor plagued by it.' God is talking about teachers, not swine. He may brag he gave an apple to a homeless guy. The next swine brags he gave two apples. The first responds that his was the only apple he had and he gave it. This bragging of works is contagious. Do not be joined to it. The swine will also make you feel bad for not having given any apples. The noodles you gave are not nearly as good. Swine attitudes of self-righteousness based on his own ideas are contagious because they appeal to our flesh. We want to be noticed and appreciated. We want to look good to others. Do not be plagued by it. Have nothing to do with the swine or you may get caught up in their folly. Perhaps this is a source for Paul's teaching: 2Co 6:14 ''Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?''}}

|'''12. {{:Fish''' With water representing the word of God, the clean fish represents the teacher who has been commanded to pursue, or search, the scriptures. The Hebrew word for 'fish' means 'commanded to pursue'. When Adam watched the fish darting around the water, it seemed like an appropriate name.  A clean fish has scales symbolizing the armor of God, and is propelled by fins symbolizing that the love Jesus had for the word, motivates the teacher. This is hidden in riddle. God's teachers are always looking to understand God better. They study, meditate, and then live what they have learned. They correct their teaching and their lives as they learn more.  They are motivated by the same love for God's people that God has for his people. They desire that others know God's love. The fish live in three kinds of water or word. The word of God comes from the 1. Father, 2. Son, and 3. Holy Spirit. God is made known through his 1. works; the things that happen in life, 2. his word; Jesus and the Bible, and by his 3. Spirit dwelling within us. The one who wears the armor of God as he searches the scriptures and is motivated by the love of God, is a good teacher.(Dietary law)}}

|'''13. {{:Summary''' The dietary law says nothing about what we can eat. Eating is a symbol for learning. It tells us who we should learn from, and who we should not learn from. Each animal was used as a symbol for a type of teacher; some good, some bad. God's 'play' was acted out by the Hebrews for many years and they did not know it was a play. God told them they would be a 'proverb' or 'parable'. These are other words telling us that their lives would be a symbol to teach the world about God.  The dietary (Dietary law was just a small part of the play. As God taught which teachers we should choose, he taught about his character. His desire for us is  :to do good, not to curse us. He does not hide his treasure as the coney does.  :to do mercy, not judgement as the camel would do. :we know truth, and not believe just anything that comes along like the swine, or rabbits. :we pursue his word motivated by the love he has for us, like the clean fish. :we meditate on his word and allow it to produce a life dedicated to God.)}}