Exodus 22:31
Exodus · Old Testament · Chapter 22
“And ye shall be holy men unto me: neither shall ye eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field; ye shall cast it to the dogs.”Exodus 22:31
What Does Exodus 22:31 Mean?
Exodus 22:31 is found in the book of Exodus, chapter 22, verse 31 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 16 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Holiness.
Cross-References (16)
These passages are connected to Exodus 22:31 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Leviticus 19:2“Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I the LORD your God am holy.”Ezekiel 4:14“Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! behold, my soul hath not been polluted: for from my youth up even till now have I not eaten of that which dieth of itself, or is torn in pieces; neither came there abominable flesh into my mouth.”Leviticus 7:24“And the fat of the beast that dieth of itself, and the fat of that which is torn with beasts, may be used in any other use: but ye shall in no wise eat of it.”Leviticus 17:15“And every soul that eateth that which died of itself, or that which was torn with beasts, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even: then shall he be clean.”Genesis 31:39“That which was torn of beasts I brought not unto thee; I bare the loss of it; of my hand didst thou require it, whether stolen by day, or stolen by night.”Leviticus 22:8“That which dieth of itself, or is torn with beasts, he shall not eat to defile himself therewith: I am the LORD.”Deuteronomy 14:21“Ye shall not eat of anything that dieth of itself: thou shalt give it unto the stranger that is in thy gates, that he may eat it; or thou mayest sell it unto an alien: for thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother’s milk.”Ezra 9:2“For they have taken of their daughters for themselves, and for their sons: so that the holy seed have mingled themselves with the people of those lands: yea, the hand of the princes and rulers hath been chief in this trespass.”Ezekiel 44:31“The priests shall not eat of any thing that is dead of itself, or torn, whether it be fowl or beast.”Acts 15:20“But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.”1 Peter 1:15“But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;”Leviticus 11:40“And he that eateth of the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: he also that beareth the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.”Exodus 19:5“Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:”Leviticus 11:44“For I am the LORD your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.”Leviticus 20:25“Ye shall therefore put difference between clean beasts and unclean, and between unclean fowls and clean: and ye shall not make your souls abominable by beast, or by fowl, or by any manner of living thing that creepeth on the ground, which I have separated from you as unclean.”Acts 10:14“But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean.”
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