New International Reader s Version - NIrV - 1996
Leviticus 17
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The Lord spoke to Moses. He said,
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"Speak to Aaron and his sons. Speak to all of the people of Israel. Tell them, 'Here is what the Lord has commanded. He has said,
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"Suppose someone sacrifices an ox, a lamb or a goat. He sacrifices it in the camp or outside of it.
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He does it instead of bringing the animal to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. He sacrifices it instead of giving it as an offering to me in front of my holy tent. Then he will be thought of as guilty of spilling blood. Because he has done that, he must be cut off from his people.
Reference
Blood
Isaiah 66:3
Parallel theme
John 14:6
John 10:7
John 10:9
Genesis 17:14
Sacrifice
Ezekiel 20:40
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" ' "The people of Israel are now making sacrifices in the open fields. But they must bring their sacrifices to the priest. They must bring them to me at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. There they must sacrifice them as friendship offerings.
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The priest must sprinkle the blood against my altar. It is the altar at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. He must burn the fat. It will give a pleasant smell to me.
Reference
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" ' "Israel must stop offering any of their sacrifices to statues of gods that look like goats. When they offer sacrifices to those statues, they are not faithful to me. That is a law for them that will last for all time to come." '
Reference
Evil
2 Chronicles 11:15
Revelation 9:20
Parallel theme
Deuteronomy 31:16
Leviticus 20:5
Sacrifice
1 Corinthians 10:20
Exodus 34:15
Deuteronomy 32:17
Psalm 106:37
Exodus 32:8
Exodus 22:20
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"Tell them, 'Suppose someone offers a burnt offering or sacrifice. It does not matter whether he is an Israelite or an outsider.
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And suppose he does not bring it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting to sacrifice it to me. Then he must be cut off from his people.
Reference
Temple
Leviticus 17:4
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" 'Suppose someone eats meat that still has blood in it. It does not matter whether he is an Israelite or an outsider. I will turn against him if he eats it. I will cut him off from his people.
Reference
Blood
Leviticus 17:11
Deuteronomy 12:16
Deuteronomy 12:23
Leviticus 3:17
Genesis 9:4
1 Samuel 14:33
Deuteronomy 15:23
Parallel theme
Leviticus 26:17
Psalm 34:16
References Israel
Jeremiah 44:11
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" 'The life of each creature is in its blood. So I have given you the blood of animals to pay for your sin on the altar. Blood is life. That is why blood pays for your sin.
Reference
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" 'So I say to the people of Israel, "You must not eat meat that still has blood in it. And an outsider who lives among you must not eat it either."
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" 'Suppose any of you hunts any animal or bird that can be eaten. It does not matter whether you are an Israelite or an outsider. You must let the blood flow out of the animal or bird. You must cover the blood with dirt.
Reference
Blood
Deuteronomy 12:16
Deuteronomy 15:23
Ezekiel 24:7
Leviticus 7:26
Parallel theme
Deuteronomy 12:24
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" 'That is because every creature's life is its blood. And that is why I have said to the people of Israel, "You must not eat any creature's meat that still has blood in it. Every creature's life is its blood. Anyone who eats that kind of meat must be cut off."
Reference
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" 'Suppose someone eats anything that is found dead or is torn apart by wild animals. It does not matter whether he is an Israelite or an outsider. He must wash his clothes. He must take a bath. He will be "unclean" until evening. After that, he will be "clean."
Reference
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" 'But suppose he does not wash his clothes. And suppose he does not take a bath. Then he will be held accountable for what he has done.' "
Reference
Sin
Leviticus 5:1
Summary of Leviticus 17
Leviticus 17 deals with matters concerning sacrifices, where sacrifice was to be offered, and the place to worship the Lord. Leviticus 17 was to be told to Aaron and his sons, and the children of Israel. This chapter was to declare that sacrifices shall not be offered anywhere; rather, they were to bring them to the tabernacle and offer them to the Lord.
Furthermore, the Lord instructed Moses to tell Aaron and his sons, and all the children of Israel, that if any man of the house of Israel kills an ox, lamb or goat that is to be offered as a sacrifice to the Lord, he must bring it to the door of the tabernacle, and offer it there as a sacrifice to the Lord.
If anyone kills an ox, lamb, or goat that is to be offered as a sacrifice to the Lord, if he fails to bring it to the door of the tabernacle and offer it to the Lord, but offers it elsewhere, that person is liable for shedding blood, and he shall be cut off from his people, for the purpose was the prevention of idolatry and false worship by the people of Israel. They had adopted the idolatrous practices of the nations from which they had been delivered, offering sacrifices to the idols and images of other nations. Israel's worship was to take place solely at the tabernacle, where the priests ministered in the name of the Lord.
The priest shall then deal with the blood of the animal that had been slain, for he shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar at the door of the tabernacle, and burn the fat as a sweet savour unto the Lord, so that the animal that was sacrificed was presented according to the ordinance of God. This applied to all, whether Israelite or stranger.
Leviticus 17 contains one of the most significant injunctions concerning blood in all the Torah. The Lord commanded the Israelites not to eat blood, because the life of the flesh is in the blood, and God had given the blood upon the altar of the tabernacle to make atonement for their souls. The life of flesh was in the blood, which was holy and sacred to God. It was not to be regarded as common or ordinary food. Moreover, the Lord said that He would set His face against the person who ate blood, and cut him off from among the people, so the injunction was not to be taken lightly.
Leviticus 17 also deals with an animal that had died or been killed by another animal. A person who shall eat an animal that had died or been killed was to be unclean, and was to wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening, and then he was clean.
But if he did not wash himself and his clothes, he was to bear his iniquity. The injunction was that a man was not to eat an animal that had died or been killed. Moreover, such an animal was unclean, and the person who ate it was to be unclean, and he was to wash his clothes and bathe himself, and so become unclean until the evening. In like manner, if a person did not wash himself and his clothes, he was to bear his iniquity.
Leviticus 17 reveals several significant principles dealing with sacrifices and offerings. First, sacrifices and offerings were to be made at the tabernacle at the assigned place in the tent, and not elsewhere. The people of Israel were not to follow the idolatrous and pagan practices of the nations from which they had been delivered.
Furthermore, Leviticus 17 deals with the significance and sanctity of blood, because the Lord said that the life of the flesh was in the blood. The blood was to be given to the priest for sprinkling upon the altar, as a means of atonement for sins and trespasses.
The sacrifices ordained by the Lord were not to be regarded as a routine offering to satisfy a man's hunger. Sacrifices and offerings were to be brought to the tabernacle, because the Lord ordained that the priest was to deal with the blood, and that the fat was to be burned upon the altar.
In addition, Leviticus 17 reveals other significant principles dealing with Israel's worship. The Israelites were to bring their sacrifices and offerings to the tabernacle, because Aaron and his sons were to minister there in the capacity of priests. Likewise, strangers living among the Israelites were to bring their sacrifices and offerings to the tabernacle, where the priest shall deal with their blood, and burn their fat.
The prohibition to eat blood was also a distinguishing feature of Israel's faith and practice, in contrast to the nations around them. For example, the people of Israel were taught that the life of the flesh was in the blood, which was holy and sacred to the Lord, and they were not to eat it.
Moreover, Leviticus 17 also reveals the regulation concerning animals that had died or had been killed. Such animals were regarded as unclean. A person who shall eat an animal that had died or been killed was to be unclean, and was to wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.
Leviticus 17 deals with all the regulations dealing with the Israelites' worship. Sacrifices and offerings were to be brought to the tabernacle at the assigned place in the tent, and not elsewhere. The people of Israel were not to follow the idolatrous and pagan practices of the nations from which they had been delivered. Moreover, Leviticus 17 deals with the significance and sanctity of blood, because the Lord said that the life of the flesh was in the blood. The blood was to be given to the priest for sprinkling upon the altar, as a means of atonement for sins and trespasses.
Furthermore, the Lord instructed Moses to tell Aaron and his sons, and all the children of Israel, that if any man of the house of Israel kills an ox, lamb or goat that is to be offered as a sacrifice to the Lord, he must bring it to the door of the tabernacle, and offer it there as a sacrifice to the Lord.
If anyone kills an ox, lamb, or goat that is to be offered as a sacrifice to the Lord, if he fails to bring it to the door of the tabernacle and offer it to the Lord, but offers it elsewhere, that person is liable for shedding blood, and he shall be cut off from his people, for the purpose was the prevention of idolatry and false worship by the people of Israel. They had adopted the idolatrous practices of the nations from which they had been delivered, offering sacrifices to the idols and images of other nations. Israel's worship was to take place solely at the tabernacle, where the priests ministered in the name of the Lord.
The priest shall then deal with the blood of the animal that had been slain, for he shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar at the door of the tabernacle, and burn the fat as a sweet savour unto the Lord, so that the animal that was sacrificed was presented according to the ordinance of God. This applied to all, whether Israelite or stranger.
Leviticus 17 contains one of the most significant injunctions concerning blood in all the Torah. The Lord commanded the Israelites not to eat blood, because the life of the flesh is in the blood, and God had given the blood upon the altar of the tabernacle to make atonement for their souls. The life of flesh was in the blood, which was holy and sacred to God. It was not to be regarded as common or ordinary food. Moreover, the Lord said that He would set His face against the person who ate blood, and cut him off from among the people, so the injunction was not to be taken lightly.
Leviticus 17 also deals with an animal that had died or been killed by another animal. A person who shall eat an animal that had died or been killed was to be unclean, and was to wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening, and then he was clean.
But if he did not wash himself and his clothes, he was to bear his iniquity. The injunction was that a man was not to eat an animal that had died or been killed. Moreover, such an animal was unclean, and the person who ate it was to be unclean, and he was to wash his clothes and bathe himself, and so become unclean until the evening. In like manner, if a person did not wash himself and his clothes, he was to bear his iniquity.
Leviticus 17 reveals several significant principles dealing with sacrifices and offerings. First, sacrifices and offerings were to be made at the tabernacle at the assigned place in the tent, and not elsewhere. The people of Israel were not to follow the idolatrous and pagan practices of the nations from which they had been delivered.
Furthermore, Leviticus 17 deals with the significance and sanctity of blood, because the Lord said that the life of the flesh was in the blood. The blood was to be given to the priest for sprinkling upon the altar, as a means of atonement for sins and trespasses.
The sacrifices ordained by the Lord were not to be regarded as a routine offering to satisfy a man's hunger. Sacrifices and offerings were to be brought to the tabernacle, because the Lord ordained that the priest was to deal with the blood, and that the fat was to be burned upon the altar.
In addition, Leviticus 17 reveals other significant principles dealing with Israel's worship. The Israelites were to bring their sacrifices and offerings to the tabernacle, because Aaron and his sons were to minister there in the capacity of priests. Likewise, strangers living among the Israelites were to bring their sacrifices and offerings to the tabernacle, where the priest shall deal with their blood, and burn their fat.
The prohibition to eat blood was also a distinguishing feature of Israel's faith and practice, in contrast to the nations around them. For example, the people of Israel were taught that the life of the flesh was in the blood, which was holy and sacred to the Lord, and they were not to eat it.
Moreover, Leviticus 17 also reveals the regulation concerning animals that had died or had been killed. Such animals were regarded as unclean. A person who shall eat an animal that had died or been killed was to be unclean, and was to wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.
Leviticus 17 deals with all the regulations dealing with the Israelites' worship. Sacrifices and offerings were to be brought to the tabernacle at the assigned place in the tent, and not elsewhere. The people of Israel were not to follow the idolatrous and pagan practices of the nations from which they had been delivered. Moreover, Leviticus 17 deals with the significance and sanctity of blood, because the Lord said that the life of the flesh was in the blood. The blood was to be given to the priest for sprinkling upon the altar, as a means of atonement for sins and trespasses.