Eating blood forbitten

 Leviticus 17:1-16

Any Israelite who sacrifices an ox, a lamb or a goat in the camp or outside of it instead of bringing it to the entrance to the tent of meeting to present it as an offering to the Lord in front of the tabernacle of the Lord—that person shall be considered guilty of bloodshed; they have shed blood and must be cut off from their people.

They must no longer offer any of their sacrifices to the goat idols to whom they prostitute themselves. This is to be a lasting ordinance for them and for the generations to come.

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.

Any Israelite or any foreigner residing among you who hunts any animal or bird that may be eaten must drain out the blood and cover it with earth, because the life of every creature is its blood. 

Anyone, whether native-born or foreigner, who eats anything found dead or torn by wild animals must wash their clothes and bathe with water, and they will be ceremonially unclean till evening; then they will be clean. 

Why?

For the blood is the life of all creatures, And blood has given to us to make atonement for us on the altar, it erases our sins. It is Holy.

Anyone can not give sacrifice to the other gods, for our God is the Holy God, not one can serve the Lord and serve other goat idols.

So I won't eat any blood for I respect each life in the world, it is the work of the Lord created.

Because we are God's sons and followers so I obey God's command and it is good to me.

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唯一的道路： 透過耶穌基督才能贖罪、成為聖潔。

1.禁令一：不能在會幕以外的地方宰殺牛羊。這是在曠野才有的禁令，曠野沒有什麼牛羊，牛羊是提供牛奶重要來源。怕隨便宰殺，隨處獻祭。進迦南地後，因為住地離會幕遠，而廢止。此時宰殺是少有的，為還願、感恩殺牛羊，就以平安祭來處理才享用，因為是家中的大事。每餐的謝飯禱告表示這是神所賜的恩典。

2.禁令二：獻祭只能在會幕進行，不可在會幕或是聖殿以外的地方獻祭。用心靈和誠實來敬拜神，其實是用真理來敬拜神，在神的證話語中敬拜神。不允許在耶路撒冷以外的地方敬拜神。這一條到聖殿的路就是回到上帝的路，這是舊約的路。新約時代只有耶穌基督是唯一的路。會幕或是聖殿預表耶穌。不可因為自己的方便而妥協！當我們想到是自己的方便，可能已經違背神的真理了。敬拜是為了滿足神的心意，不是滿足人的要求。

3.禁令三：不可吃血。尊重生命，血用來贖罪，極聖潔，要慎重。人吃肉因為人有罪，人犯罪以後人必須吃肉。人不能再當地球主宰，不能為所欲為，神不允許人吃血，要尊重生命。不要糟蹋神的恩典。

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How?

No matter what the generation comes or the science improved, God's word always good to me!