LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 17:1 The Handling and Meaning of Blood. Chapter Leviticus 17:1 deals with the handling of sacrificial animals, beginning with a reminder that the blood of slain animals should be brought to the sanctuary (vv. Leviticus 17:3). Following these instructions prevents ongoing... [ Continue Reading ]
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 17:10 EATS ANY BLOOD probably refers to eating meat that still has the blood in it (compare Genesis 9:4; Deuteronomy 12:23). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 17:11 AND I HAVE GIVEN IT. The Hebrew reads literally, “And I, I have given it.” This underscores the action of the Lord himself in granting the means of ATONEMENT. It is his gracious gift. MAKES ATONEMENT BY THE LIFE. That is, by the life of the animal, which ransoms the... [ Continue Reading ]
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 17:12 THEREFORE. Because the Lord has set aside the blood for the unique role of atonement (v. Leviticus 17:11), the Israelites and all sojourners are prohibited from partaking of it. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.lengt... [ Continue Reading ]
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 17:15 DIES OF ITSELF... IS TORN BY BEASTS. A person who eats from these animals is UNCLEAN, probably because the animals that have died in these ways have not had their blood drained properly. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=ima... [ Continue Reading ]