Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Which remain among the graves, and lodge in the monuments, which eat swine's flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels;

General references

Bible References

Remain

Numbers 19:11
‘The one who touches the dead body of any person shall be unclean for seven days.
Deuteronomy 18:11
or one who casts a charm or spell, or a medium, or a spiritist, or a necromancer [who seeks the dead].
Matthew 8:28
When He arrived at the other side in the country of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men coming out of the tombs met Him. They were so extremely fierce and violent that no one could pass by that way.
Mark 5:2
When Jesus got out of the boat, immediately a man from the tombs with an unclean spirit met Him,
Luke 8:27
Now when Jesus stepped out on land, He was met by a man from the city [of Gerasa] who was possessed with demons. For a long time he had worn no clothes, and was not living in a house, but among the tombs.

Which eat

Isaiah 66:3

“He who kills an ox [for pagan sacrifice] is [as guilty] as one who kills a man;
He who sacrifices a lamb, as one who breaks a dog’s neck;
He who offers a grain offering, as one who offers swine’s blood;
He who offers incense, as one who blesses an idol.
Such people have chosen their own ways,
And their soul delights in their repulsive acts;
Leviticus 11:7
And the swine, because it divides the hoof and makes a split hoof, but does not chew the cud; it is unclean to you.
Deuteronomy 14:8
The swine, because it has a divided hoof but does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you. You shall not eat their meat nor touch their carcasses.

Broth

Exodus 23:19
“You shall bring the choice first fruits of your ground into the house of the Lord your God.

“You shall not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.
Exodus 34:26
“You shall bring the very first of the first fruits of your ground to the house of the Lord your God.

“You shall not boil a young goat in his mother’s milk [as some pagans do].”
Deuteronomy 14:3
“You shall not eat anything that is detestable [to the Lord and forbidden by Him].
Ezekiel 4:14
But I said, “Ah, Lord God! Behold (hear me), I have never been defiled; for from my youth until now I have never eaten what died on its own or was torn by beasts, nor has any unclean meat ever entered my mouth.”

General references

Deuteronomy 14:3
“You shall not eat anything that is detestable [to the Lord and forbidden by Him].
Mark 5:3
and the man lived in the tombs, and no one could bind him anymore, not even with chains.