Cuttings (In The Flesh)

Cuttings (In The Flesh)

Cuttings (in the Flesh). Cuttings in the flesh, or the laceration of one's body for the "propitiation of their gods",  1 Kings 18:28, constituted a prominent feature of idolatrous worship, especially among the Syrians. The Israelites were prohibited from indulging in such practices.  Leviticus 19:28;  Leviticus 21:5;  Deuteronomy 14:1;  Jeremiah 16:6.