Beginning of the End - Contents
- Foreword
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- The Sad Results of David’s Sin
- Rebellion Grows Underground
- David Finally Acts
- Some Are Loyal to David in the Crisis
- When All Looks Dark, David Prays
- David Knows This Trouble Is the Consequence of His Sin
- God Does Not Give Absalom Wisdom
- Hushai Suggests Alternate Plan
- The Battle that Defeated the Rebellion
- God’s Judgment on the Rebellion
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- Appendix
Why the Distinction Between Clean and Unclean Foods
The distinction between clean and unclean foods was based on sanitary principles. To a great degree, one can trace the marvelous vitality that has distinguished the Jewish people for thousands of years to their observance of this distinction. Food that is stimulating and hard to digest often injures the health and in many cases sows the seeds of drunkenness. True temperance teaches us to live entirely without everything hurtful and to wisely use what is healthful. Few people realize how much their eating habits have to do with their health, their character, their usefulness in this world, and their eternal destiny. The body should be servant to the mind, not the mind to the body.BOE 282.3