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|'''Flying things on all fours'''

Le 11:20  All fowls that creep, going upon [all] four, [shall be] an abomination unto you.

God wants everyone to know him, so all things that he created teach us something about him.   <ref>{{bgw| Ro 1:20 }} For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, [even] his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: </ref> We don't learn from hands, feet, air and earth by looking at them but by what God says about them.

These are symbols we know from other places. 

:Hands represent works. <ref>{{bgw|Ps 92:4 }} For thou, LORD, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands.</ref> <ref>{{bgw| Ps 111:7 }} The works of his hands [are] verity and judgment; all his commandments [are] sure.</ref>
:Feet represent your life. <ref>{{bgw| Eze 33:15 }} [If] the wicked restore the pledge, give again that he had robbed, walk in the statutes of life, without committing iniquity; he shall surely live, he shall not die.
{{bgw| Joh 8:12 }} Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. </ref>
:Air is the spirit. ''ruach'' רוח - spirit, air, breath
:Earth is the flesh.  Earth, ground ''adamah'' אדמה , man ''adam'' אדם 



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|'''Swarming and reproducing'''

''Le 11:20 ¶ All fowls that creep [swarm], going upon [all] four, [shall be] an abomination unto you.''

A flying thing is something intended for the air, or spirit. A crawling thing is in the flesh.   It would appear that the the flying things that crawl should be living in the spirit but who have chosen to live and work in the flesh.

When the hands (works) and feet (life) are in the flesh (on the ground), it is an abomination. Flying things are supposed to be  living in the spirit. It is worse when they reproduce or multiply children of the flesh. Christians who choose to live in the flesh and raise children in the flesh, should not be our teachers.
<ref>{{bgw| 1Ti 3:4,5 }} One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity; 5  (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)</ref>

* '''creep''' ''sherets '' שׁרץ  - multiply 

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|''Leaping things'''
''Le 11:21 Yet these may ye eat of every flying creeping thing that goeth upon [all] four, which have legs above their feet, to leap withal upon the earth;''

Allegorically, this critter is clean because although it flies and creeps on all fours, it is distinguished by 'prayer' (kneeling)  and leaping into the air, or striving to live in the spirit, 'stripping off the flesh' and 'working out it's salvation with fear and trembling'. 
<ref>{{bgw| Php 2:12 }}  Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.</ref>

The word for leg is also that for kneel, as if in prayer. And leaping is also 'stripping off' or 'tremble'.
*'''leg''' ''kara‘'' כרע - kneel in  reverence 
*'''leap''' ''nathar'' נתר - tremble, strip 
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|''Good examples''

''Le 11:22 [Even] these of them ye may eat; the locust after his kind, and the bald locust after his kind, and the beetle after his kind, and the grasshopper after his kind.''

The specific creatures mentioned represent those who are positive influences for us.
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|''Locust''
Light is a symbol of holiness.
The daughter or family which is holy is a good influence. Even though they still have works and life which are in the flesh, they have been made holy and God is working on them <ref>{{bgw| Php 1:6 }} Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform [it] until the day of Jesus Christ:</ref>

* '''locust''' ''‘arbeh'' ארבה - light אר  in her בה.

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|''Bald locust''

Jesus finished the work of the Father, and he was also known as the rock <ref>{{bgw| Mt 16:18 }} And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock [Christ] I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.</ref>.

The bald locust is a reminder of the completed work of Christ. This is the primary lesson of the good teacher.

* '''bald locust''' ''col‘am '' סלעם - rock סלע completed the promise of the Father ם.

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|''Beetle''

The beetle comforts us from fear.

Perfect love casts out fear <ref>{{bgw| 1Jo 4:18 }} There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.</ref>. The beetle suggests that love accomplishes this by teaching. As we learn who God is and that he is in control we can trust him and not fear in the midst of any circumstance.

* '''beetle''' ''chargol'' חרגל - fear חרג ended by teaching ל.
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|''Grasshopper''

The grasshopper reminds us of those people who preach the gospel of life through the resurrection of Christ.

The 'great and terrible day of the Lord' <ref>{{bgw| Joe 2:31 }} The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.</ref> was the day of the cross. It was a terrible day because the wrath of God was poured out on the sin of mankind born by the flesh of Christ Jesus. But it was a great day as the source of eternal life. 

* '''grasshopper''' ''chagab''  חגב - life ח though the pit [grave] גב.

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|''[[The exchange]]''

''Le 11:23 But all [other] flying creeping things, which have four feet, [shall be] an abomination unto you. Le 11:24 And for these ye shall be unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcase of them shall be unclean until the even. . ''

The evening is the symbol of the cross where grace meets judgement. The sins of man are covered by the works of the Son.  Whoever needs forgiveness is unclean until he comes to the cross. <ref>{{bgw| 2Co 5:21 }} For he hath made him [to be] sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.</ref>

* '''even''' ''‘ereb '' ערב - mix  
* '''even''' ''‘arab'' ערב - exchange 

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|{{bl|Carrying the carcase}}

''Le 11:25-28 And whosoever beareth [ought] of the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even. 26 [The carcases] of every beast which divideth the hoof, and [is] not clovenfooted, nor cheweth the cud, [are] unclean unto you: every one that toucheth them shall be unclean. 27 And whatsoever goeth upon his paws, among all manner of beasts that go on [all] four, those [are] unclean unto you: whoso toucheth their carcase shall be unclean until the even. 28 And he that beareth the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: they [are] unclean unto you. ''

Whoever brags on sin needs forgiveness offered by Jesus through the cross. If they follow the bad teachers, they shall cleanse their minds and works through the word of God. 

* '''beareth''' ''nasa’'' נשׂא - exalts  
* '''clothes''' - symbol of works
* '''wash''' - symbol of renewing your mind <ref>{{bgw| Eph 5:26 }} That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,</ref>

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=Creeping things=

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|'' Le 11:29-31 These also [shall be] unclean unto you among the creeping things that creep upon the earth; the weasel, and the mouse, and the tortoise after his kind, 30 And the ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and the mole. 31 These [are] unclean to you among all that creep: whosoever doth touch them, when they be dead, shall be unclean until the even.''

Creeping things are those things which reproduce quickly. The things listed will all be things that God does not want to spread.  

'''creeping things... on the earth''' ''sharats '' שרץ - increase abundantly [in the flesh], the ox ''shur'' שר death ץ.
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'''Weasel'''

The weasel represents the teaching of this age, or this world.''  The world teaches us to succeed. God teaches us to love.

* '''weasel''' ''choled'' חלד - age, world, time. Understanding ח the teaching ל of the word ד of this age  חלד.

'''Mouse'''

The mouse is a symbol of the abounding flesh. The mouse chases his success.

* '''mouse''' ''‘akbar'' עכבר - flesh ע made to abound 
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'''Tortoise'''

Some shield themselves from God, such as refusing to read the New Testament, or refusing to read the Bible. 

* '''tortoise?''' ''tsab'' צב - covered  righteousness צ revealed to man ב. The one shields himself from the righteousness of God is actively resisting God.
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'''Ferret'''
The ferret makes all kinds of noises: whimpering, whining, screeching, screaming, barking, snoring.  Perhaps Adam heard one sound like he was groaning and named him that. The whole earth groaned until Jesus came for us. <ref>Ro 8:22 For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.</ref> 

* '''ferret''' ''‘anaqah'' אנקה - groaning 
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Might and power are the opposite of the spirit <ref>Zec 4:6 Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This [is] the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.</ref>.

* '''chameleon''' ''koach'' כח - might, force <ref>03581 </ref>
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The lizard represents those whose desire for God has become dead.
:'''lizard''' ''לטאה ' 03911 - myrrh [death] of yearning אה [separated א hearing ה]. 
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The snail is a symbol of being separated from doctrine. See the tortoise. Both have a shell which allegorically 'protects' them from God.

* '''snail''' ''chomet'' חמט - life ח [separated] from מ the doctrine [marriage] ט. 
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The mole represents those who have died desolate. Suggestive of dead authors who were not alive in the spirit. 

* '''mole''' ''tanshemeth'' {{t|תנשׁמת }}- final ת breath נשׁמת or the desolate ones 
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