Leviticus
17 The Value of the Blood
God
is reaching into the personal and private lives of the people. He puts down regulations by which they were to
eat the clean animals. God is demanding that they bring Him to the dinner table
by having them slay the animal at the tabernacle.
Among
the heathen the meat was offered to an idol before it was eaten. God was putting up a roadblock to hinder the
Israelites from taking the long road to idolatry, spiritual darkness, and
judgment. God is trying to break them from that sordid background in the land
of Egypt.
The
blood was placed on the altar, and the fat was offered as a sweet savor. The sacrifice was a peace offering. God did
not let them present an animal as an offering and then take it home to eat.
The
life is in the blood. Jesus is saying we
are to accept His shed blood for our sins in faith, and then we receive
life. The blood of Christ is the only
thing that can wash away sin. There is
nothing offensive about the blood; the offense is in our sin. The sacrifice of
blood means one life given for another. We should respect all life and not
treat the blood as something common. The blood of Christ, at Calvary is the
only acceptable sacrifice for sin in God’s sight.
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read the scriptures to get a fuller understanding of God’s Word.
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Vernon McGee Commentary, NKJ Bible and Nelson’s Quick Reference Commentary
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