Question 14
Are Bible health principles practical in today’s world?
Bible
A: Quarantine procedures control contagious disease (Leviticus 13:46)
B: Human-body waste should be buried (Deuteronomy 23:12-13)
C: Washing the body and clothing controls germs (Leviticus 1715-16)
D: Moral living prevents sexual diseases (Leviticus 18, Proverbs 5:1-12)
E: Animal fat should not be eaten (Leviticus 3:17; 17:22-24)
F: Hatred and bitterness is detrimental to one's health (Leviticus 19:17-18)
G: Overeating is harmful (Proverbs 23:2)
H: Our bodies need proper rest (Psalm 127:2, Mark 6:31)
I: Importance of work (Exodus 20:9, 2 Thessalonians 3:10)
J: A positive attitude is good medicine (Proverbs 17:22, 1 Timothy 6:6)
K: Parents' habits affect children (Deuteronomy 12:25, Exodus 20:5)
B: Human-body waste should be buried (Deuteronomy 23:12-13)
C: Washing the body and clothing controls germs (Leviticus 1715-16)
D: Moral living prevents sexual diseases (Leviticus 18, Proverbs 5:1-12)
E: Animal fat should not be eaten (Leviticus 3:17; 17:22-24)
F: Hatred and bitterness is detrimental to one's health (Leviticus 19:17-18)
G: Overeating is harmful (Proverbs 23:2)
H: Our bodies need proper rest (Psalm 127:2, Mark 6:31)
I: Importance of work (Exodus 20:9, 2 Thessalonians 3:10)
J: A positive attitude is good medicine (Proverbs 17:22, 1 Timothy 6:6)
K: Parents' habits affect children (Deuteronomy 12:25, Exodus 20:5)
Answer
Long before modern science confirmed them, the Bible knew about these health practices. Science is just now catching up with what God gave to us long ago.