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NASB | Genesis 9:4 "Only you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 9:4 "But you shall not eat meat along with its life, that is, its blood. [Lev 7:26; Acts 15:20; 21:25] |
Subject: Eating meat with blood in it: Gen. 9:4 |
Bible Note: EdB We share the Amish area experience. I agree with most of what you say, but since I worked with blood and blood products for years and I also grew up on a farm, I know when i see too much bloody residual to even suspect an animal's circulatory blood has been evacuated. My spouse told me that the speed with which they process animals prevents normal evacuation of blood from the meat, so they vacuum pack it in an effort to try and enhance the removal of the blood. This is a concern which mainly affects this generation, because as you state, blood spoils readily and will cause spoilage of the meat unless it is refrigerated. People before our time were forced to bleed the meat to prevent spoilage because there was no refrigeration. Refrigeration makes it possible for blood to be stored and also meat containing blood to be stored without concern of spoilage. That is why there is no modern day concern about blood being in a product. I cooked a chicken just the other day and the blood from the circulatory vessels spilled over into the meat and out into the cooking media. It is unmistakeable. I celebrate when I do get a good tasting, well bled piece of meat. I am not saying that none of the blood gets evacuated, but I am saying we don't care if it does, and if it doesn't spill out, the chicken will weigh more. More blood, more money! EdB, when is the last time you have been by the meat counters or cooked some of that stuff without trying to soak the blood out of it? Thanks EdB Minjackson |