Leviticus 17
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And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Speak unto Aaron, and unto his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them; This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded, saying,
What man soever there be of the house of Israel, that killeth an ox, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that killeth it out of the camp,
And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer an offering unto the LORD before the tabernacle of the LORD; blood shall be imputed unto that man; he hath shed blood; and that man shall be cut off from among his people:
To the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices, which they offer in the open field, even that they may bring them unto the LORD, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest, and offer them for peace offerings unto the LORD.
And the priest shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar of the LORD at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and burn the fat for a sweet savour unto the LORD.
And they shall no more offer their sacrifices unto devils, after whom they have gone a whoring. This shall be a statute for ever unto them throughout their generations.

unto devils

Deuteronomy 32:17 They sacrificed to devils, not to God; to gods whom they knew not, …

2 Chronicles 11:15 And he ordained him priests for the high places, and for the devils, …

Psalm 106:37 Yes, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to devils,

John 12:31 Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world …

John 14:30 Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world …

1 Corinthians 10:20 But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice …

2 Corinthians 4:4 In whom the god of this world has blinded the minds of them which …

Ephesians 2:2 Wherein in time past you walked according to the course of this world, …

Revelation 9:20 And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet …

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}, all woodland gods, and held in veneration by the Greeks and Romans.

gone a whoring. 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.

Leviticus 20:5 Then I will set my face against that man, and against his family, …

Exodus 34:15 Lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they …

Deuteronomy 31:16 And the LORD said to Moses, Behold, you shall sleep with your fathers; …

Jeremiah 3:1 They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become …

Ezekiel 23:8 Neither left she her prostitutions brought from Egypt: for in her …

Revelation 17:1-5 And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, …

And thou shalt say unto them, Whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers which sojourn among you, that offereth a burnt offering or sacrifice,
And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer it unto the LORD; even that man shall be cut off from among his people.
And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood; I will even set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his people.
For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.

the life This sentence, which contains a most important truth, had existed in the Mosaic writings for more than

Ecclesiastes 12:6 Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, …

and discovered, as it is called, and demonstrated by Dr. Harvey in

Leviticus 17:14 For it is the life of all flesh; the blood of it is for the life …

I have

Leviticus 8:15 And he slew it; and Moses took the blood, and put it on the horns …

Leviticus 16:11,14-19 And Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering, which is for …

Matthew 20:28 Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered to, but to minister, …

Matthew 26:28 For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many …

Mark 14:24 And he said to them, This is my blood of the new testament, which …

Romans 3:25 Whom God has set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood…

Romans 5:9 Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved …

Ephesians 1:7 In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of …

Colossians 1:14,20 In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins…

Hebrews 9:22 And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without …

Hebrews 13:12 Why Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, …

1 Peter 1:2 Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification …

1 John 1:7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship …

1 John 2:2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but …

Revelation 1:5 And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first …

Therefore I said unto the children of Israel, No soul of you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger that sojourneth among you eat blood.
And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, which hunteth and catcheth any beast or fowl that may be eaten; he shall even pour out the blood thereof, and cover it with dust.
For it is the life of all flesh; the blood of it is for the life thereof: therefore I said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall eat the blood of no manner of flesh: for the life of all flesh is the blood thereof: whosoever eateth it shall be cut off.
And every soul that eateth that which died of itself, or that which was torn with beasts, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even: then shall he be clean.
But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh; then he shall bear his iniquity.
Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge by R. A. Torrey [ca. 1880]
Expanded version courtesy INT Bible ©2013, Used by permission

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