Deuteronomy 12:20-25 (NO)

 20When the LORD your God expands your territory as He has promised, and you crave meat and say, “I want to eat meat,” you may eat it whenever you want. 21If the place where the LORD your God chooses to put His Name is too far from you, then you may slaughter any of the herd or flock He has given you, as I have commanded you, and you may eat it within your gates whenever you want. 22Indeed, you may eat it as you would eat a gazelle or deer; both the ceremonially unclean and the clean may eat it. 23Only be sure not to eat the blood, because the blood is the life, and you must not eat the life with the meat. 24You must not eat the blood; pour it on the ground like water. 25Do not eat it, so that it may go well with you and your children after you, because you will be doing what is right in the eyes of the LORD.

Be Sure Not, You Must Not, Do Not Eat It. (NO)

“Since the blood was the picture of life in any animal or man (for the blood is the life), God would not allow Israel to eat meat that had not been properly bled. Instead, it was to be given to God by pouring it out on the earth.” (Guzik)

Three times in these verses Moses warns the Israelites not to eat the blood 🩸 because the blood is the life.

But why do people do it then? I personally knew someone that enjoyed blood sausage. I’ve read of people that drink their mates blood and we’ve seen or heard of movies that have creatures called vampires that drink blood.

The world seems fascinated with blood.

The Lord through Moses has said concerning blood: Be Sure Not, You Must Not, Do Not Eat It.

That’s good enough for me.

Is His word good enough for you?

Blessings