“‘I will set my face against any Israelite or any foreigner residing
among them who eats blood, and I will cut them off from the people.” For
the life of a creature is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make
atonement for yourselves on the altar; it is the blood that makes atonement for
one’s life. Therefore I say to the Israelites, “None of you may eat blood, nor
may any foreigner residing among you eat blood.” Leviticus 17:10-12
The word “eat” comes from the Hebrew word ‘akal which means to devour or consume. It’s the same word used in the Garden of Eden
when Eve ate the fruit.
Pagan rituals to idols and false gods included consuming
blood and offering the blood of an animal to their god.
The blood of the sacrifice was sacred and reserved to be
only sprinkled on to the altar. Blood
means life and God determined that the blood would give life. This points to the blood of Jesus being shed
on the cross. Those who believe in his
sacrifice and applied his blood to their sinful lives receive true, eternal
life.
The consumption of any blood will do no good. The application of Jesus’ blood to your life
changes your life forever.