VIDEO: Joel Osteen teaches Christians (cough, Ephraimites) about PORK!
Ephraim's eating of unclean food, a distinguishing factor between he (10-Israel) and Jew-Da, was something prophesied in the Scriptures in a couple mysterious places. Hosea 9:3 is the least mysterious, but Yeshua's Prodigal Son parable of Luke 15 is probably the most easy to miss. Luke 15:15-16 shows the state of Ephraim in a "far-off country" feeding and eating unclean swine just before he remembers himself and his father's house in verse 17. When you slowly and carefully read the entire book of Hosea together with Luke 15, you'll see a fantastic parallel unfold.
I'm proud of Joel Osteen's bravery in discussing such a controversial topic. And I find such an action by a prominent "Christian" leader to be one of many signs that Luke 15:17 is manifesting in many "far-off" countries. Ephraim (the prodigal 10-Israel) is waking up, realizing he has sinned against Heaven (Luke 15:18), and next: he will be returning home to his Father and his Father's land, just as Hosea 11:9-11 and Luke 15:20-24 depict. Stay tuned!
FYI: Acts 10 is NOT about food. It is about calling "people" unclean. Read Peter's own words in Acts 10:28. Also, the phrase in Mark 7:19, "Jesus declared all foods 'clean'" is a mistranslation from the Greek (likely a deliberate act of antinomist scribes). The context of Yeshua's discussion in Mark 7 is regarding Rabbinic traditions of washing of cups and pitchers and "washing of the hands", something He criticized in Matthew 15:1-3 and Luke 11:38 also. He was not encouraging people to eat unclean food as some translations of Mark 7:19 indicate. If He had been, then how does that fit with passages like Matthew 5:17-19 where He encourages all to follow and teach the Torah and Prophets? We must learn to read and reason through all the Scriptures in context, especially when sifting through so many translations which are not always true to underlying manuscripts.
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February 19th, 2009 - 19:01
Yes!!!! Thank you for saying this and posting the video!
I love the FYI you wrote too….because it is essential to understand the CONTEXT of each of Paul’s words before making a “claim” that is contrary to Torah.
March 8th, 2009 - 19:03
Do we actually believe that pigs are running wild eating garbage and that we’re eating them? I eat the ones that are farm-grown and fed. Catfish are “scavengers”, too, and will eat anything, but do we eat wild catfish or grain-fed that you buy in a restaurant? I eat farm-raised grain-fed. This forbidden food is a load of baloney.
March 8th, 2009 - 19:37
I suspect the ancient Israelites would have still been considered rebellious even if they ate the most “cleanly” fed pigs and catfish on their farms.
What it really boils down to is this: the Father told us not to eat the stuff, and out of humble trust and love, we should do what He says (knowing He has our best interests in mind). As parents, we tell our kids “no” to many dangerous things even though they can’t fully understand why we are saying “no”.
Even still, it is up to you regarding what you put in your mouth… and it is up to you to come to terms with what is the Way of Life. Can you imagine Yeshua (Jesus) eating pork?