Blood

1. The life of animals. Ge 9:4; Le 17:11,14.

2. Fluid. De 12:16.

4. Of all men the same. Ac 17:26.

5. Eating of, forbidden to

a. Man after the flood. Ge 9:4.

b. The Israelites under the law. Le 3:17; 17:10,12.

c. The early Christians. Ac 15:20,29.

6. The Jews often guilty of eating. 1Sa 14:32,33; Eze 33:25.

7. Of animals slain for good to be poured on the earth and covered. Le 17:13; De 12:16,24.

8. Birds of prey delight in. Job 39:30.

9. Beasts of prey delight in. Nu 23:24; Ps 68:23.

10. Shedding of human

a. Forbidden. Ge 9:5.

b. Hateful to God. Pr 6:16,17.

c. Defiling to the land. Ps 106:38.

d. Defiling to the person. Isa 59:3.

e. Jews often guilty of. Jer 22:17; Eze 22:4.

f. Always punished. Ge 9:6.

g. Mode of clearing those accused of. De 21:1-9.

11. The price of, not to be consecrated. Mt 27:6.

12. Of legal sacrifices

a. For atonement. Ex 30:10; Le 17:11.

b. For purification. Heb 9:13,19-22.

c. How disposed of. Ex 29:12; Le 4:7.

d. Not offered with leaven. Ex 23:18; 34:25.

e. Ineffectual to remove sin. Heb 10:4.

13. Idolaters made drink-offerings of. Ps 16:4.

14. Water turned into, as a sign. Ex 4:30.

15. Waters of Egypt turned into, as a judgment. Ex 7:17-21.

16. Illustrative

a. (Washing the feet in,) of victories. Ps 58:10; 68:23.

b. (Building with,) of oppression and cruelty. Hab 2:12.

c. (Preparing to,) of ripening for destruction. Eze 35:6.

d. (On one’s own head,) of guilt. Le 20:9; 2Sa 1:16; Eze 18:13.

e. (Given to drink,) of severe judgments. Eze 16:38; Re 16:6.