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LIFE OF ALL FLESH IS THE BLOOD!
TUESDAY, MAY 28
Leviticus 17

John 6:53-57

 

“…No soul of you shall eat blood,
neither shall any stranger that

sojourneth among you eat blood.”

 

LIFE OF ALL FLESH IS THE BLOOD!

 

The justice of God demands that a life that is taken by murder must be paid for with life. This is the righteous way to value life. Capital punishment is a biblical concept. This is the way to honour and protect all life. Any country that rejects capital punishment has a low view of life and will self-destruct into immorality and anarchy. Their prisons will drain their resources dry. More murders will be committed. The removal of capital punishment promotes murder and the killing of the weak. Those who say that capital punishment is barbaric are barbaric in that they protect the murderer and not the victim. Such distorted views must never be found in the Land of Promise! The people of God must honour life.
 
The LORD taught and reminded His people of this high view of life by commanding that blood should never be eaten. It was not only to protect Israel from idolatry as mentioned in yesterday’s reading, it was also to see the highest value of life. When such a view was honoured by all the people of God, there would be no murder. They would see life as precious. Therefore, when the people of God hunted for food, they had to drain out the blood including that of all beasts and birds. They had to cover the blood that they poured onto the ground with dust so that no wild animals could lick or eat the blood as well. By this practice, Israel was reminded of God’s value of every life. If any sinner died in their sin, they would be cast into hell. When they murdered a person who was an unbeliever, they were basically sending the person to hell! The murderer would also be killed and be cast into hell! If an Israelite found a carcass of a clean animal, he was forbidden by God to eat it. He had to bathe and wash his clothes and would be unclean until the evening. If he did not clean himself ceremonially, then he would bear his iniquity. The penalty is not stated but it could come from God or from the priests or elders. Having the right value of life is good for believers and society as a whole.
 
MEMORISATION: Leviticus 17:14
PRAYER: Teach me to love my neighbour as myself, Father. In Jesus’ Name I pray. Amen.

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