Prohibitions against Eating Blood
Prohibitions against Eating Blood Then the Lord said to Moses, “Give the following instructions to Aaron and his sons, and all the people of Israel. This is what the Lord has commanded. “If any native Israelite sacrifices a bull, or a lamb, or a goat, anywhere inside, or outside, the camp …instead of bringing it to the entrance, of the Tabernacle, to present it, as an offering to the Lord …that person will be as guilty as a murderer. Such a person has shed blood and will be cut off, from the community. The purpose, of this rule, is to stop the Israelites, from sacrificing animals, in the open fields. It will ensure that they bring their sacrifices to the priest, at the entrance of the Tabernacle, so he can present them, to the Lord, as peace offerings. Then, the priest will be able to splatter the blood, against the Lord’s altar, at the entrance of the Tabernacle …and he will burn the fat, as a pleasing aroma, to the Lord. The people mus...