Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Leviticus 17

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Leviticus 17 . 1 , The blood of all slain beasts must be offered to the Lord at the door of the tabernacle; Leviticus 17 . 7 , They must not offer to devils; Leviticus 17 . 10 , All eating of blood is forbidden; Leviticus 17 . 15 , and of all that dies by itself , or is torn.

Leviticus 17:2

"Speak to Aaron, his sons, and all the Israelites and tell them this is what the LORD has commanded:

Leviticus 17:2 · BSB

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Leviticus 17:3

'Anyone from the house of Israel who slaughters an ox, a lamb, or a goat in the camp or outside of it

Leviticus 17:3 · BSB

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Leviticus 17:4

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.

Leviticus 17:4 · BSB

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Leviticus 17:5

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.

Leviticus 17:5 · BSB

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Leviticus 17:6

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.

Leviticus 17:6 · BSB

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Leviticus 17:7

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.'

Leviticus 17:7 · BSB

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Though this phrase is equivalent , in Scripture , to that of committing idolatry , yet it is to be taken sometimes in a literal sense. Baalpeor and Ashtaroth were worshipped with obscene rite; and public prostitution formed a great part of the worship among the Egyptians , Moabites , Canaanites , Greeks , and Romans

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devils Seirim , properly signifies hairy or hairy ones; and hence is used not only for he-goats , but also for some fabulous beings or sylvan gods , to whom was ascribed the form of goats. Maimonides says that the Zabian idolaters worshipped demons under the form of goats; and that this custom being spread among other nations , gave occasion to this precept. He-goats , however , are probably intended here , which were objects of divine honour among the Egyptians under the name of honour among the Egyptians under the name of Mendes. Herodotus says that all goats were worshipped in Egypt; but particularly he-goats. From these seem to have sprung Pan , Silenus , and the innumerable herd of those imaginary beings , fauns , satyrs , dryads , etc. , all woodland gods , and held in veneration by the Greeks and Romans.

Leviticus 17:8

Tell them that if anyone from the house of Israel or any foreigner living among them offers a burnt offering or a sacrifice

Leviticus 17:8 · BSB

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Leviticus 17:9

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.

Leviticus 17:9 · BSB

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Leviticus 17:10

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.

Leviticus 17:10 · BSB

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Leviticus 17:11

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.

Leviticus 17:11 · BSB

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This sentence , which contains a most important truth , had existed in the Mosaic writings for more than 3 ,000 years , before the attention of any philosopher was drawn to the subject. That the blood actually possesses a living principle , and that the life of the whole body is derived from it , is a doctrine of revelation , and a doctrine which the experiments of the most accurate anatomists have served strongly to confirm. The proper circulation of this important fluid through the whole human system was first taught by Solomon in figurative language

  • Ecclesiastes 12:6 and discovered , as it is called , and demonstrated by Dr. Harvey in 1628; though some Italian philosophers had the same notion a little before. This accurate anatomist was the first who fully revived the Mosaic notion of the vitality of the blood; which was afterwards adopted by the justly celebrated Dr. John Hunter , professor of anatomy , and established by him , by a great variety of strong reasoning and accurate experiments
  • Leviticus 17:14

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Leviticus 17:12

Therefore I say to the Israelites, 'None of you may eat blood, nor may any foreigner living among you eat blood.'

Leviticus 17:12 · BSB

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Leviticus 17:13

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.

Leviticus 17:13 · BSB

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hunteth Heb. hunteth any hunting

Leviticus 17:14

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.'

Leviticus 17:14 · BSB

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Leviticus 17:15

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.

Leviticus 17:15 · BSB

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that which died of itself Heb. a carcase

Leviticus 17:16

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

Leviticus 17:16 · BSB

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In the wider web20 threads
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
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