Yes — after the flood, God granted humans and animals a new diet that included eating the flesh of living creatures, whereas before the flood their food was only the green herb.
Before the flood, God gave every green herb for food to humans, beasts, fowls, and creeping things, with no freedom to kill and eat. After Noah came off the ark, God said every moving thing that liveth shall be food for humanity, and Les Feldick also notes the animal kingdom was likewise permitted to kill and eat. This was a whole new set of rules and circumstances in Genesis 9.
Genesis 9:3 — This verse directly states the post-flood permission for humans to eat every moving thing that liveth.
In Genesis 1:29-30, God gave to Adam and the human race every herb bearing seed and every tree yielding seed for food, and to every beast, fowl, and creeping thing He gave every green herb for food. The King James calls it “meat,” but the word means food, and there was no indication of anything having the freedom to kill and eat. After the flood, in Genesis 9:2-3, God tells Noah and his sons that the fear and dread of them shall be upon every beast, fowl, and fish, and they are delivered into their hand. Verse 3 says, “Every moving thing that liveth shall be food for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.” The only restriction is that they could not have the blood of it (Genesis 9:4).
Les Feldick teaches that before the flood, the diet of every living thing, including man, was the things that grew naturally — herbs, fruits, nuts, grasses, and forages. There was no freedom to kill and eat. After the flood, God set down a whole new set of rules: now humanity was free to kill and eat the flesh of animals, with the one restriction against eating blood. Les also teaches that this was part of a complete change of circumstances after the flood — a “new ballgame” — including the establishment of human government. He further says that even the animal kingdom did not kill and eat other species until long after the curse, likely until after the flood, when carnivorous animals were also given permission to kill and eat.
In Genesis 1:29-30, God gave every herb bearing seed, every tree yielding seed, and every green herb as food for humans, beasts, fowls, and creeping things. Les Feldick points out that this included things that grew naturally — herbs, fruits, nuts, grasses, and forages — and there was no indication of anything having the freedom to kill and eat.
God gave Noah and his sons a whole new set of rules when they came off the ark. The fear and dread of man was placed upon every beast, fowl, and fish, and they were delivered into man's hand. Genesis 9:3 says every moving thing that liveth shall be food for you, and Les explains that this meant they now had permission to kill and eat the flesh of animals — something they never had before.
Les Feldick teaches that before Adam sinned, none of the animal kingdom ate anything except what grew naturally. He says God gave permission even to the animal kingdom to kill and eat of other species only after the flood. The post-flood world was totally different even in this regard.
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Post-Flood Permission to Eat Meat
Les reads Genesis 9:2-3 showing that after the flood, God told Noah and his sons that the fear of man would be on all animals, and every moving thing that liveth would be food for them.
Pre-Flood Diet of Plants Only
Les contrasts Genesis 1:30 where every green herb was food for all living things with Genesis 9 where anything that liveth could be killed and used for food, with only the restriction on blood.
New Instructions After the Flood
Les explains that after the flood, God gave new instructions permitting Noah to kill living things and eat meat, while adding the stipulation about blood.
Animal Kingdom Given Permission to Kill
Les says that even the animal kingdom did not kill and eat other species until long after the curse — probably after the flood when Noah was also instructed he could eat meat.
Totally Different Circumstances After the Ark
Les compares life before and after the Ark: all circumstances were totally different, including new permission to kill and eat flesh, which was never allowed before.
Life After the Flood Totally Different
Les reminds that after the flood, God gave new rules including permission to kill animals and eat their flesh, making life after the flood totally different from before.
Genesis 1 'Meat' Means Food
Les teaches that the King James word 'meat' in Genesis 1:29 should be understood as 'food,' and that every green herb was given for food to all creatures.
Genesis 1:29: 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.
This verse sets the pre-flood diet of humanity as plants only.
Genesis 1:30: And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.
This verse gives the same plant-only diet to all animal life before the flood.
Genesis 9:2: And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered.
This verse introduces the new relationship between man and animals after the flood.
Genesis 9:3: Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.
This verse gives the direct permission for humans to eat the flesh of animals after the flood.
Genesis 9:4: But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.
This verse states the one restriction attached to the new permission to eat meat.
According to Genesis 1:29-30, God gave only plants — herbs, fruits, and green herbs — as food for humans and animals. Les Feldick says there was no indication of anything having the freedom to kill and eat before the flood.
In Genesis 9:3, God told Noah that every moving thing that liveth would be food for them. Les Feldick teaches that this gave mankind permission to kill and eat the flesh of animals, something they never had before.
Les Feldick teaches that the animal kingdom was not given permission to kill and eat other species until long after the curse — likely after the flood, when the whole new set of post-flood rules began.
The restriction was that humans could not eat flesh with the blood in it. As Genesis 9:4 says, 'But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.'
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