10If anyone from the house of Israel or a foreigner living among them eats any blood, I will set My face against that person and cut him off from among his people. 11For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for your souls upon the altar; for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul. 12Therefore I say to the Israelites, ‘None of you may eat blood, nor may any foreigner living among you eat blood.’
A strict command! ‘None of you may eat blood, nor may any foreigner living among you eat blood.’
Why? “for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul.”
“It appears from history that those nations who lived most on it [blood] were very fierce, savage, and barbarous, such as the Scythians, Tartars, Arabs of the desert, the Scandinavians, [and so forth], some of whom drank the blood of their enemies, making cups of their sculls!” (Clarke)
“all animals that were butchered in Israel were drained of blood as much as possible. Not all nations did this.” (Guzik)
When we’ve successfully hunted wild game we hang it for several days to drain all the blood before butchering.
Jesus is our blood sacrifice that makes atonement for the soul.
Is He yours?
Blessings, David
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