Leviticus 17:14

¹⁴because the life of every animal is its blood--the blood is its life. That''s why I tell the Israelites, "Don''t eat the blood of any animal because the life of every animal is its blood. Anyone who eats the blood must be cut off.''

Leviticus 17 establishes crucial regulations concerning the proper place for animal sacrifices and the sacredness of blood, central to Israel's covenant relationship with God. It prohibits sacrificing animals outside the Tabernacle and strictly forbids consuming blood, explaining that “the life of any creature is in its blood.” This chapter underscores the sanctity of life and the divine provision for atonement through blood, pointing forward to the ultimate sacrifice.

References· Leviticus 17

a: v.10 — Leviticus 17:11, Deuteronomy 12:23, Leviticus 3:17, Deuteronomy 12:16, Jeremiah 44:11, Leviticus 7:26-27, Genesis 9:4, 1 Samuel 14:33, Leviticus 26:17, Ezekiel 15:7
b: v.11 — The blood - the life of the flesh: Matthew 26:28, Mark 10:45; It is the blood that makes atonement: Romans 3:23, 1 John 1:7; Hebrews 9:22, 1 John 1:7, Romans 3:25, Revelation 1:5, Mark 14:24, Genesis 9:4, Colossians 1:14, Matthew 26:28, Ephesians 1:7, Hebrews 13:12

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