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NASB | Leviticus 17:11 'For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood by reason of the life that makes atonement.' |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Leviticus 17:11 'For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood that makes atonement, by reason of the life [which it represents].' [Rom 3:24-26] |
Bible Question: The books of Hebrews and Leviticus, the sacrifices made in each book, is here any coralation or similarities on this subject that seem to point to one theme or subject. |
Bible Answer: Greetings Big O -Reading in Leviticus, we learn about all the sacrifices the Israelites were required to make. There sure were a lot of dead animals! I understood the necessity of blood – “for without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness,” Hebrews 9:22 - but I did not understand how these offerings could be “a pleasing aroma unto the Lord,” Leviticus 4:31. I’ve smelled burning flesh, and I would never describe it as an “aroma.” I’ve also smelled death; it is anything but pleasing! To me, the stench of death is repulsive; yet what I was reading in Leviticus prompted me to ask, “Why is death an attractive fragrance to God?” I found the answer given in a devotional, by Tommy Tenney called "The Daily Chase." “For we are to God the aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing. To the one we are the smell of death; to the other, the fragrance of life. And who is equal to such a task?” II Corinthians 2:15-16 What was the “aroma of Christ?” It was His death! To God, the smell of death is pleasing; I finally understood why God required so much blood! The penalty for sin is death and "the Life is in the blood." Something had to die, for "without the shedding of blood (death) there is no forgiveness." Without forgiveness, there is no way for God to come close to US! God wanted His people to be able to draw near unto Him. Yet He is Holy and our sin prevents the intimacy that God longs for; so He provided a Way - from the first sin covered by the bloodied skins of animals to the last covered by the perfect blood of Christ - we come to God only through the blood. Jesus said, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” John 14:6 I hope this gives you something to think about in your search from a correlation between these two Books. mommapbs |
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