I wouldnt have to be on an island to eat a slab of ribs, believe me.
Just about everytime I go home to Philly - if I pass a rib truck I am pulling over and gettin' some.
What I am asking is if God told Israel to stay away from those foods - like dont eat animals that eat the filth of other animals or garbage - do you believe He told them that because it was healthy for them?
For clarity, no we do not. It was a foreshadow of things to come. You never disregard the prophetic word. We are, however in the manifestation of what the prophets spoke of. Joel spoke of these days; Moses spoke of these days; Isaiah spoke of these days, and so on....all that the OT was speaking of looking ahead, we are living in now. Torah was prophetic, looking forward to the spiritual life in Christ JESUS.