Leviticus, 17
5. Keep, then, my statutes and decrees, for the man who carries them out will find life through them. I am the LORD.
5. Keep, then, my statutes and decrees, for the man who carries them out will find life through them. I am the LORD.
Leviticus 17 is a chapter that deals with the holiness of blood and how Israelites must offer sacrifices to the Lord. The selected verses are in order to proximity to the topics covered in Leviticus 17:
Deuteronomy 12:23: "Only be firm in not eating blood, for blood is life, and you will not eat life along with the flesh." This verse reinforces the central idea of Leviticus 17, which is the holiness of blood and the prohibition of consuming it.
Hebrews 9:22: "And almost all things, according to the law, purify themselves with blood; and without bloodshed there is no remission." This verse highlights the importance of sacrifice and bloodshed in the atonement of sins, which is one of the main themes of Leviticus 17.
Acts 15:20: "But write to them to abstain from the contamination of idols, prostitution, what is suffocated and blood." This verse shows how Leviticus 17 teachings on blood holiness were applied to first -century Christians.
Leviticus 7:26: "You will not eat any blood, either from a bird or animal, in any of your dwellings." This verse is a repetition of the prohibition of consuming blood found in Leviticus 17, reinforcing the importance of the theme in Mosaic Law.
Leviticus 4:7: "And the priest will be blood on the ends of the altar of aromatic incense, before the Lord, who is on the tent of the congregation, and all the blood of the calf shall shed the base of the Holocaust altar, which is at the door from the congregation tent. " This verse shows how bloodshed was an integral part of the ritual of sacrifice in the tabernacle, as prescribed in Leviticus 17.
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