Scripture reveals that God created the vast array of animal life that
inhabits our planet and further states that some animals were created
for the specific purpose of providing food for mankind (1 Timothy 4:3).
Although a Christian is not obligated to eat any meats, vegetarianism in
its various forms, if practiced as a matter of religious requirement, is
considered to be a spiritual weakness (Romans 14:2), and trying to
impose that as a teaching to others is listed as a €œdoctrine of demons€�
(1 Timothy 4:1-3).

There is no clear statement as to when God first revealed the difference
between those animals that are designated €œclean€� in Scripture and those
that are not. The absence of a clear command on this matter in the first
few chapters of Genesis should not be taken as proof that no instruction
was given in this regard at the beginning of human history.

There are few clear commands in the early pages of the Bible, but the
examples that are recorded reveal that standards of right and wrong were
clearly understood. For example, there is no clear command against
murder before Cain killed his brother Abel, but no one would conclude
that murder was therefore acceptable before this point.