John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 11:46
This is the law of the beasts ,.... Clean and unclean, what were to be eaten, and what not, and of the fowl ; Leviticus 11:2 the unclean ones, which are particularly mentioned that they might be avoided, all others excepting them being allowed:, Leviticus 11:13 . and of every living creature that moveth in the waters ; all sorts of fish in the sea, rivers, ponds, and pools, such as have fins and scales, these were to be eaten, but, if they had neither, were forbidden:, ... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Leviticus 11:43-47
Here is, I. The exposition of this law, or a key to let us into the meaning of it. It was not intended merely for a bill of fare, or as the directions of a physician about their diet, but God would hereby teach them to sanctify themselves and to be holy, Lev. 11:44. That is, 1. They must hereby learn to put a difference between good and evil, and to reckon that it could not be all alike what they did, when it was not all alike what they ate. 2. To maintain a constant observance of the divine... read more