Eating Fat And Blood Forbidden

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Sacrifice

The Lord told Moses (v. 22) to say to the people: Don’t eat the fat of cattle, sheep, or goats (v. 23). If one of your animals dies or is killed by some wild animal, you may do anything with its fat except eat it (v. 24). If you eat the fat of an animal that can be used as a sacrifice to me, you will no longer belong to the community of Israel (v. 25). And no matter where you live, you must not eat the blood of any bird or animal (v. 26), or you will no longer belong to the community of Israel (v. 27).

The Lord also told Moses (v. 28) to say to the people of Israel: If you want to offer a sacrifice to ask my blessing, you must bring the part to be burned and lay it on the bronze altar. But you must first lift up the choice ribs with their fat to show that the offering is dedicated to me (vv. 29-30). A priest from Aaron’s family will then send the fat up in smoke, but the ribs belong to the priests (v. 31). The upper joint of the right hind leg is for the priest who offers the blood and the fat of the animal (vv. 32-33). The people of Israel must always give the choice ribs and the upper joint of the right hind leg to Aaron’s descendants (v. 34) who have been ordained as priests (v. 35). It is said that this law will never change. I am the Lord (v. 36)!

These are the ceremonies for sacrifices to please the Lord, to give Him thanks, and to ask His blessing or his forgiveness, as well as the ceremonies for those sacrifices that demand a payment and for the sacrifices that are offered when priests are ordained (v. 37). While Moses and the people of Israel were in the desert at Mount Sinai, the Lord commanded them to start offering these sacrifices (v. 38).    

Application

I am so thankful that Jesus died on the cross of Calvary as a sacrifice for all of my sins.

Leviticus 7:22-38 (English Standard Version)


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