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Leviticus 17

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Leviticus 17 . 1

1 Then the LORD said to Moses,IPEzekiel 14:1 · Deuteronomy 12:2 · Deuteronomy 12:2-28CLeviticus 17:1-9TTHoly Places (Access to God's Presence)

Leviticus 17 . 2

2 "Speak to Aaron, his sons, and all the Israelites and tell them this is what the LORD has commanded:IPDeuteronomy 12:2-28CLeviticus 17:1-9TOSKLeviticus 17:2TTHoly Places (Access to God's Presence)

Leviticus 17 . 3

3 'Anyone from the house of Israel who slaughters an ox, a lamb, or a goat in the camp or outside of itIPDeuteronomy 12:2-28 · Exodus 20:24 · Exodus 20:24-25CLeviticus 17:1-9TOSKLeviticus 17:3TTHoly Places (Access to God's Presence)

Leviticus 17 . 4

4 instead of bringing it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting to present it as an offering to the LORD before His tabernacle—that man shall incur bloodguilt. He has shed blood and must be cut off from among his people.IPDeuteronomy 12:2-28CLeviticus 17:1-9TOSKLeviticus 17:4TTHoly Places (Access to God's Presence)

Leviticus 17 . 5

5 For this reason the Israelites will bring to the LORD the sacrifices they have been offering in the open fields. They are to bring them to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and offer them as sacrifices of peace to the LORD.IPDeuteronomy 12:2-28CLeviticus 17:1-9TOSKLeviticus 17:5TTHoly Places (Access to God's Presence)

Leviticus 17 . 6

6 The priest will then sprinkle the blood on the altar of the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and burn the fat as a pleasing aroma to the LORD.IPDeuteronomy 12:2-28CLeviticus 17:1-9TOSKLeviticus 17:6TTHoly Places (Access to God's Presence)

Leviticus 17 . 7

7 They must no longer offer their sacrifices to the goat demons to which they have prostituted themselves. This will be a permanent statute for them for the generations to come.'IPDeuteronomy 12:2-28 · 2 Chronicles 11:15CLeviticus 17:1-9TOSKLeviticus 17:7TTHoly Places (Access to God's Presence)

Leviticus 17 . 8

8 Tell them that if anyone from the house of Israel or any foreigner living among them offers a burnt offering or a sacrificeIPDeuteronomy 12:2-28CLeviticus 17:1-9TOSKLeviticus 17:8TTHoly Places (Access to God's Presence)

Leviticus 17 . 9

9 but does not bring it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting to sacrifice it to the LORD, that man must be cut off from his people.IPDeuteronomy 12:2-28CLeviticus 17:1-9TOSKLeviticus 17:9TTHoly Places (Access to God's Presence)

Leviticus 17 . 10

10 If 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.CLeviticus 17:10-13TOSKLeviticus 17:10

Leviticus 17 . 11

11 For 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.IPGenesis 9:4-6 · Exodus 24:8CLeviticus 17:10-13TOSKLeviticus 17:11TTBrazen Altar (Place of Sacrifice) · Coats of Skins (Covering of Shame) · Sacrificial System (Christ Our Sacrifice)LTSacrifice and AtonementATNLife Is in the Blood

Leviticus 17 . 12

12 Therefore I say to the Israelites, 'None of you may eat blood, nor may any foreigner living among you eat blood.'CLeviticus 17:10-13TOSKLeviticus 17:12

Leviticus 17 . 13

13 And if any Israelite or foreigner living among them hunts down a wild animal or bird that may be eaten, he must drain its blood and cover it with dirt.IPEzekiel 24:7-8 · Ezekiel 24:7CLeviticus 17:10-13TOSKLeviticus 17:13TTAbel (First Martyr) · Coats of Skins (Covering of Shame)

Leviticus 17 . 14

14 For the life of all flesh is its blood. Therefore I have told the Israelites, 'You must not eat the blood of any living thing, because the life of all flesh is its blood; whoever eats it must be cut off.'TOSKLeviticus 17:14

Leviticus 17 . 15

15 And any person, whether native or foreigner, who eats anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening; then he will be clean.IPExodus 22:31TOSKLeviticus 17:15

Leviticus 17 . 16

16 But if he does not wash his clothes and bathe himself, then he shall bear his iniquity."TOSKLeviticus 17:16

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Intertextuality Pairs

Allusions Leviticus 17:11 → Genesis 9:4-6, Leviticus 17:15 → Exodus 22:31, Leviticus 17:3 → Exodus 20:24, Leviticus 17:3-9 → Exodus 20:24-25, Deuteronomy 12:2 → Leviticus 17:1, Deuteronomy 12:2-28 → Leviticus 17:1-9, 2 Chronicles 11:15 → Leviticus 17:7, Ezekiel 24:7 → Leviticus 17:13, Ezekiel 24:7-8 → Leviticus 17:13

Echoes Leviticus 17:11 → Exodus 24:8, Ezekiel 14:1 → Leviticus 17

Trajectories

Abel (First Martyr), Brazen Altar (Place of Sacrifice), Coats of Skins (Covering of Shame), Holy Places (Access to God's Presence), Sacrificial System (Christ Our Sacrifice)

Longitudinal Themes

Sacrifice and Atonement

Anchor Text Networks

Networked Leviticus 17.11 - Life Is in the Blood

Chiasms

Shaped Leviticus 17:1–9, Leviticus 17:10–13