LEVITICUS
CHAPTER
17
1. The LORD spoke to Moses: 2. Speak to Aaron and his sons and to all the people of Israel and say to them: This is what the LORD has commanded. 3. If anyone of the house of Israel slaughters an ox or a lamb or a goat in the camp, or slaughters it outside the camp, 4. and does not bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting, to present it as an offering to the LORD before the tabernacle of the LORD, he shall be held guilty of bloodshed; he has shed blood, and he shall be cut off from the people.
(Leviticus Chapter 17 verses 1 to 4)
Oh God my Father Your intentions are always clear and good. In order to discriminate between the bloodshed that takes place during a sacrificial offering and that that takes place in murder or when the offering is not offered to You You gave Israel this instruction.
Every day oh God I offer all I do to You my God. Before doing anything I make the sign of the cross which means that all that I am about to do is going to be done for You as an offering and I believe that You bless all that I do in return.
5. This is in order that the people of Israel may bring their sacrifices that they offer in the open field, that they may bring them to the LORD, to the priest at the entrance of the tent of meeting, and offer them as sacrifices of well-being to the LORD.
(Leviticus Chapter 17 verse 5)
Oh God Your ways are just and reliable. I thank You for giving us such instructions that are according to Your will. I pray that as Christians we are ready to submit our wills to walk in Your ways.
6. The priest shall dash the blood against the altar of the LORD at the entrance of the tent of meeting, and turn the fat into smoke as a pleasing odor to the LORD, 7. so that they may no longer offer their sacrifices for goat-demons, to whom they prostitute themselves. This shall be a statute forever to them throughout their generations.
(Leviticus Chapter 17 verses 6 to 7)
Oh God even though today we may not prostitute directly to such goat-demons however these goat demon images tend to crop up in rock environments such as heavy metal which have a tinge of Satanism in them.
8. And say to them further: Anyone of the house of Israel or of the aliens who reside among them who offers a burnt offering or sacrifice, 9. and does not bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting, to sacrifice it to the LORD, shall be cut off from the people.
(Leviticus Chapter 17 verses 8 to 9)
Oh God I wish to offer You all that I do, all that I think and all that I say. I would like to offer you all my life as a living sacrifice. When I do the sign of the cross before doing my work, or driving my car I am offering You this action in faith that You will not only accept it but also bless it and perfect it. Amen. Thank You for showing a genuine interest in all we do and say.
10. If anyone of the house of Israel or of the aliens who reside among them eats any blood, I will set my face against that person who eats blood, and will cut that person off from the people. 11. For the life of the flesh is in the blood; and I have given it to you for making atonement for your lives on the altar; for as life, it is the blood tat makes atonement.
(Leviticus Chapter 17 verses 10 to 11)
As You said oh God the life of the creature is in the blood and this was specifically to be offered to You. This verse is enough to make us herbivores or vegetarians so as not to consume blood. Moreover from the blood of Your passion You gave us the opportunity to live again amen. Blessed be Your blood oh God my Father.
12. Therefore I have said to the people of Israel: No person among you shall eat blood, nor shall any alien who resides among you eat blood. 13. And anyone of the people of Israel, or of the aliens who reside among them. who hunts down an animal or bird that may be eaten shall pour out its blood and cover it with earth. 14. For the life of every creature-its blood is its life; therefore I have said to the people of Israel: You shall not eat the blood of any creature, for the life of every creature is its blood; whoever eats it shall be cut off.
(Leviticus Chapter 17 verses 12 to 14)
Oh God You prohibited us from killing creatures to use for human consumption. This was also a way of prohibiting us from killing humans, however oh God today both are being violated in the sense that although animals and humans have a right to live, both are being denied of this right to lead a life according to Your will.
15. All persons, citizens or aliens, who eat what dies of itself or what has been torn by wild animals, shall wash their clothes, and bathe themselves in water, and be unclean until the evening; then they shall be clean. 16. But if they do not wash themselves or bathe their body, they shall bear their guilt.
(Leviticus Chapter 17 verses 15 to 16)
Oh God as You decreed anybody involved in such acts of bloodshed is guilty of ones actions. One can only imagine those guilty of the slaughtering of chicken and other poultry in the world. Even though the intention is that of creating a source of food to nourish society according to the message of the Bible it is still considered as bloodshed. The most healthy alternative is that of eating vegetables which if properly prepared also contain enough protein to replace that found in the flesh of chicken and other creatures or poultry.
Oh God my Father I would like to end this chapter with the following prayer:
Oh God tonight I pray for the many people that have been the victims of bloodshed. In mind I have those people who recently have been beheaded and raped simply because they believe in You. In Your Name I pray that all wars come to an end and for Your peace and not the peace of the world to be dominant over our sins Amen.
5. This is in order that the people of Israel may bring their sacrifices that they offer in the open field, that they may bring them to the LORD, to the priest at the entrance of the tent of meeting, and offer them as sacrifices of well-being to the LORD.
(Leviticus Chapter 17 verse 5)
Oh God Your ways are just and reliable. I thank You for giving us such instructions that are according to Your will. I pray that as Christians we are ready to submit our wills to walk in Your ways.
6. The priest shall dash the blood against the altar of the LORD at the entrance of the tent of meeting, and turn the fat into smoke as a pleasing odor to the LORD, 7. so that they may no longer offer their sacrifices for goat-demons, to whom they prostitute themselves. This shall be a statute forever to them throughout their generations.
(Leviticus Chapter 17 verses 6 to 7)
Oh God even though today we may not prostitute directly to such goat-demons however these goat demon images tend to crop up in rock environments such as heavy metal which have a tinge of Satanism in them.
8. And say to them further: Anyone of the house of Israel or of the aliens who reside among them who offers a burnt offering or sacrifice, 9. and does not bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting, to sacrifice it to the LORD, shall be cut off from the people.
(Leviticus Chapter 17 verses 8 to 9)
Oh God I wish to offer You all that I do, all that I think and all that I say. I would like to offer you all my life as a living sacrifice. When I do the sign of the cross before doing my work, or driving my car I am offering You this action in faith that You will not only accept it but also bless it and perfect it. Amen. Thank You for showing a genuine interest in all we do and say.
10. If anyone of the house of Israel or of the aliens who reside among them eats any blood, I will set my face against that person who eats blood, and will cut that person off from the people. 11. For the life of the flesh is in the blood; and I have given it to you for making atonement for your lives on the altar; for as life, it is the blood tat makes atonement.
(Leviticus Chapter 17 verses 10 to 11)
As You said oh God the life of the creature is in the blood and this was specifically to be offered to You. This verse is enough to make us herbivores or vegetarians so as not to consume blood. Moreover from the blood of Your passion You gave us the opportunity to live again amen. Blessed be Your blood oh God my Father.
12. Therefore I have said to the people of Israel: No person among you shall eat blood, nor shall any alien who resides among you eat blood. 13. And anyone of the people of Israel, or of the aliens who reside among them. who hunts down an animal or bird that may be eaten shall pour out its blood and cover it with earth. 14. For the life of every creature-its blood is its life; therefore I have said to the people of Israel: You shall not eat the blood of any creature, for the life of every creature is its blood; whoever eats it shall be cut off.
(Leviticus Chapter 17 verses 12 to 14)
Oh God You prohibited us from killing creatures to use for human consumption. This was also a way of prohibiting us from killing humans, however oh God today both are being violated in the sense that although animals and humans have a right to live, both are being denied of this right to lead a life according to Your will.
15. All persons, citizens or aliens, who eat what dies of itself or what has been torn by wild animals, shall wash their clothes, and bathe themselves in water, and be unclean until the evening; then they shall be clean. 16. But if they do not wash themselves or bathe their body, they shall bear their guilt.
(Leviticus Chapter 17 verses 15 to 16)
Oh God as You decreed anybody involved in such acts of bloodshed is guilty of ones actions. One can only imagine those guilty of the slaughtering of chicken and other poultry in the world. Even though the intention is that of creating a source of food to nourish society according to the message of the Bible it is still considered as bloodshed. The most healthy alternative is that of eating vegetables which if properly prepared also contain enough protein to replace that found in the flesh of chicken and other creatures or poultry.
Oh God my Father I would like to end this chapter with the following prayer:
Oh God tonight I pray for the many people that have been the victims of bloodshed. In mind I have those people who recently have been beheaded and raped simply because they believe in You. In Your Name I pray that all wars come to an end and for Your peace and not the peace of the world to be dominant over our sins Amen.
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