MELCHEZIDEK, if the I had higher Iverstanding of the Irits, the I would Iverstand why I and I, RasTafarI people, are supposed to stay away from dead. And not dead as a metaphor, but dead as a literal.
Instead of changing the interpretation of the Nazarite vow to fit what you desire. Just accept that the Nazarite vow is not something you desire.
And in the beginning when it said the the herb bearing seed will be for I and I meat, it is not talking about a seasoning of flesh, it is talking about plants as being our meat.
Genesis 1:29
29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
Meat doesn't exclusively mean flesh, it means food. The modern interpretation of the word might be flesh, but that is not the original meaning. If you gain Iverstanding of how the english grammer was written in the King James bible, the I would sight that the scripture is saying that herb is the meat, not herb for seasoning flesh. I Iverstood that before seeing other english translations, but after looking at other english translation, herbs is interpreted the same way, as our meat, not for seasoning of flesh.
Things changed after the flood, because the vegetation was destroyed by the flood and eating flesh was needed for survival. Then eventually, when Jah saw that people wanted to continue to eat flesh, he instructed them on which flesh is safe and which is not.
Genesis 9
King James Version (KJV)
3 Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.
This scripture shows that after the flood, Selassie I gave people every moving thing that liveth as meat, just as He originally gave I and I the green herb for meat.
I wouldn't say it is unnatural for people to eat flesh. We have the physical structure and digestive capability to process flesh and vegetables. I would definetely say that people eat way too much flesh, and are not getting enough vegetables. Even though flesh may be acceptable for most people, for RasTafarI people and other Holy Men, flesh is not acceptable, because it works against I and I Irits.
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