Tuesday, April 25th 2017
THE LIFE IS IN THE BLOOD
key verse: 11
Today's word speaks about the people's place of sacrifice. It also explains the meaning of blood and the consumption of the offering.
1. It is always at the entrance to the tent, before the Lord God, that this is done (1-9)
God indicates the place where people offer sacrifices, so that they do not perform the ceremony in their own way. If anyone kills an animal in the field and does not bring it to the altar, he will be cut off from his people. Blood that is spilled yet not offered is considered a killing and this blood must be accounted for. Sprinkling blood on the altar approves an offering. People who make sacrifices to idols (7) will be cut off.
2. You will not eat blood (10-16)
Blood contains life, and it is used to atone for sin. This is the only use for blood that God permits. Those who eat or drink blood will be cut off from the people. This precept existed even before the encounter on Mount Sinai, since God had already spoken after the Flood. He softened his decree by permitting men to eat meat, but without blood, since it represents life. In God's eyes, a man's life is extremely important. This prohibition is repeated several times in this passage (4, 10, 11, 12, 14). Those who eat the flesh of animals torn by beasts will be impure until evening, after having washed their clothes.
Prayer: Lord, help me to have pious fear for life. Grant me to see correctly and pray for the souls you created. Make me aware of how I consume.
Bottom line: life is in the blood
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