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Why is blood central to the sanctuary system? What does Leviticus 17:11 mean — "the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul"? Trace blood ministry from Genesis to Revelation.

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BLOOD

  • Is the life: GEN 9:4; LEV 17:11,14; 19:16; DEU 12:23; MAT 27:4,24
  • Forbidden to be used as food: GEN 9:4; LEV 3:17; 7:26,27; 17:10-14; 19:26; DEU 12:16,23; 15:23; EZK 33:25; ACT 15:20,29; 21:25
  • Plague of: EXO 7:17-25; PSA 78:44; 105:29
  • SACRIFICIAL:
  • Without shedding of, no remission: HEB 9:22
  • Sprinkled on altar and people: EXO 24:6-8; EZK 43:18,20
  • Sprinkled on door posts: EXO 12:7-23; HEB 11:28
  • OF SIN OFFERING: Sprinkled seven times before the curtain: LEV 4:5,6,17; On the horns of the altar of sweet incense, and at the bottom of the altar of burnt offering: EXO 30:10; LEV 4:7,18,25,30; 5:9; 9:9,12
  • Of the bullock of sin offering, put on the horns of the altar: EXO 29:12; LEV 8:15; Poured at the bottom of the altar: EXO 29:12; LEV 8:15
  • OF TRESPASS OFFERING: Sprinkled on the altar: LEV 7:2
  • OF BURNT OFFERING: Sprinkled all around, and upon the altar: EXO 29:16; LEV 1:5,11,15; 8:19; DEU 12:27
  • Used for cleansing of leprosy: LEV 14:6,7,17,28,51,52
  • OF PEACE OFFERING: Sprinkled about the altar: LEV 3:2,8,13; 9:18
  • Blood of the ram of consecration put on the tip of right ear, thumb, and big toe of, and sprinkled upon, Aaron and his sons: EXO 29:2,21; LEV 8:23,24,30
  • OF ATONEMENT: Sprinkled on the mercy seat: LEV 16:14,15,18,19,27; 17:11
  • FIGURATIVE:
  • Of victories: PSA 58:10
  • Of oppression and cruelty: HAB 2:12
  • Of destruction: EZK 35:6
  • Of guilt: LEV 20:9; 2SA 1:16; EZK 18:13
  • Of judgments: EZK 16:38; REV 16:6
  • OF SACRIFICES, TYPICAL OF THE ATONING BLOOD OF CHRIST: HEB 9:6-28
  • OF CHRIST: MAT 26:28; MRK 14:24; LUK 22:20; JHN 6:53-56; 19:34; ACT 20:28; ROM 3:24,25; 5:9; 1CO 10:16; 11:25; EPH 1:7; 2:13,16; COL 1:14,20; HEB 9:12-14; 10:19,20,29; 12:24; 13:12,20; 1PE 1:2,18,19; 1JN 1:7; 5:6,8; REV 1:5,6; 5:9; 7:14; 12:11

ATONEMENT

  • For tabernacle and furniture: LEV 16:15-20,33
  • In consummation of the Levites: NUM 8:21
  • For those defiled by the dead: NUM 6:11
  • Made for houses: LEV 14:53
  • By meat offerings: LEV 5:11-13
  • By jewels: NUM 31:50
  • By money: EXO 30:12-16; LEV 5:15,16; 2KI 12:16
  • By incense: NUM 16:46-50
  • DAY OF: Time of: EXO 30:10; LEV 23:27; 25:9; NUM 29:7; How observed: EXO 30:10; LEV 16:2-34; 23:27-32; NUM 29:7-11; ACT 27:9; HEB 5:3; 9:7,19,22
  • MADE BY ANIMAL SACRIFICES: EXO 29:36; 30:12-16; LEV 1:4; 4:20,22-35; 5:6-10; 6:7; 9:7; 10:17; 12:6-8; 14:12-32; 16:6,10,11,15-19,24-34; 17:11; 19:22; NUM 15:22-28; 28:22,30; 29:5,10,11; HEB 9:22
  • MADE BY JESUS:
  • Divinely ordained: LUK 2:30,31; GAL 4:4,5; EPH 1:3-12,17-22; 2:4-10; COL 1:19,20; 1PE 1:20; REV 13:8
  • A mystery: 1CO 2:7
  • Made but once: HEB 7:27; 9:24-28; 10:10,12,14; 1PE 3:18
  • Redemption by: MAT 20:28; ACT 20:28; GAL 3:13; 1TI 2:6; HEB 9:12; REV 5:9
  • Typified: GEN 4:4 with HEB 11:4; GEN 22:2 with HEB 11:17,19; EXO 12:5,11,14 with 1CO 5:7; EXO 24:8 with HEB 9:20; LEV 16:30,34 with HEB 9:7,12,28; LEV 17:11 with HEB 9:22
  • UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES: PSA 40:6,7; ISA 53:4-12; DAN 9:24-27; ZEC 13:1; MAT 26:28; LUK 22:20; 24:46,47; JHN 1:29,36; 6:51; 11:49-51; ACT 17:2,3; 20:28; ROM 3:24-26; 4:25; 5:1,2,6-11,15-21; 1CO 1:17,18,23,24; 15:3; 2CO 5:18,19; GAL 1:3,4; 4:4,5; EPH 1:7; 2:13-18; 5:2,25; COL 1:14,19-22; 1TH 5:9,10; 1TI 2:5,6; TIT 2:14; HEB 1:3; 2:9,17; 9:12-15,25,26; 10:1-20; 12:24; 13:12,20,21; 1PE 1:18-20; 2:24; 3:18; 1JN 1:7; 2:2; 3:5; 4:10; 5:6; REV 1:5; 5:9; 7:14; 12:11

PASSOVER

  • Institution of: EXO 12:3-49; 23:15-18; 34:18; LEV 23:4-8; NUM 9:2-5,13,14; 28:16-25; DEU 16:1-8,16; PSA 81:3,5
  • Design of: EXO 12:21-28
  • Special Passover for those who were unclean or on a journey: NUM 9:6-12; 2CH 30:2-4
  • The lamb killed by Levites, for those ceremonially unclean: 2CH 30:17; 35:3-11; EZR 6:20
  • Strangers authorized to celebrate: EXO 12:48,49; NUM 9:14
  • Observed at the place designated by God: DEU 16:5-7
  • Observed with unleavened bread: EXO 12:8,15-20; 13:3,6; 23:15; LEV 23:6; NUM 9:11; 28:17; DEU 16:3,4; MRK 14:12; LUK 22:7; ACT 12:3; 1CO 5:8
  • Christ called our Passover: 1CO 5:7
  • Lord's Supper ordained at: MAT 26:26-28; MRK 14:12-25; LUK 22:7-20
  • Jesus crucified at the time of: MAT 26:2; MRK 14:1,2; JHN 18:28

LAMB OF GOD

  • A name of Jesus: JHN 1:29; REV 6:16; 7:9,10,14,17; 12:11; 13:8; 14:1,4; 15:3; 17:14; 19:17; 21:9,14,22,23,27; 22:1,3

REDEMPTION

  • Of persons or property: LEV 25:25-34; 27:2-13,14-33; RUT 4:3-10
  • Redemption money paid to priests: NUM 3:46-51
  • OF OUR SOULS: PSA 111:9; 130:7; MAT 20:28; MRK 10:45; LUK 2:38; ACT 20:28; ROM 3:24-26; 1CO 1:30; 6:20; 7:23; GAL 1:4; 2:20; 4:4,5; EPH 1:7; 5:2; COL 1:14,20-22; 1TI 2:6; TIT 2:14; HEB 9:12,15; 1PE 1:18,19; REV 5:9,10

COVENANT

  • Sacred: JOS 9:18-21; GAL 3:15
  • Binding: JOS 9:18-20; JER 34:8-21; EZK 17:14-18; GAL 3:15
  • Blood of: EXO 24:8
  • Book of: EXO 24:7
  • OF GOD WITH MEN:
  • Confirmed with an oath: GEN 22:16; 26:3; 50:24; PSA 89:35; 105:9; LUK 1:73; HEB 6:13,17,18
  • Everlasting: GEN 8:20-22; 9:1-17; PSA 105:8,10; ISA 54:10; 61:8
  • God faithful to: LEV 26:44,45; DEU 4:31; 7:8,9; JDG 2:1; 1KI 8:23; PSA 105:8-11; 106:45; 111:5; MIC 7:20
  • With Noah: GEN 8:16; 9:8-17
  • With Abraham: GEN 12:1-3; 15; 17:1-22; EXO 6:4-8
  • With Israel at Horeb: DEU 5:2,3
  • With David: 2SA 7:12-16; 1CH 17:11-14; 2CH 6:16
  • THE SECOND COVENANT: JER 31:31-34; HEB 8:4-13; 12:18-24; 13:20

PURIFICATION

  • By blood: EXO 24:5-8; LEV 14:6,7; HEB 9:12-14,19-22
  • By fire: NUM 31:23
  • By abstaining from sexual intercourse: EXO 19:15
  • Washing parts of animal sacrifices in water: LEV 1:9,13; 9:14; 2CH 4:6
  • Water of: NUM 19:17-21; 31:23
  • FIGURATIVE: PSA 26:6; 51:7; EZK 36:25; HEB 10:22
  • SCRIPTURES RELATING TO: GEN 35:2; EXO 19:10,14; 29:4; 30:18-21; 40:12,30-32; LEV 8:6; 14:8,9; 15:4-13,16-27; 16:4,24,26,28; 17:15; 22:3; NUM 8:6,7,21; 19:7,8,19; 2CH 4:6; MAT 15:2; MRK 7:2-9; HEB 9:10

AVENGER OF BLOOD

  • Premosaic: GEN 9:5,6
  • Cain fears: GEN 4:14,15
  • Lamech fears: GEN 4:24
  • Law concerning, set aside by David: 2SA 14:4-11
  • SCRIPTURES RELATING TO: GEN 9:5,6; NUM 35:19-29; DEU 19:4-13; JOS 20:1-9
  • HUMAN SACRIFICE (scored 0.62 in semantic search) — connects to blood as life principle
  • FORGIVENESS (scored 0.54) — remission through blood
  • LAMB (scored 0.48) — sacrificial animal whose blood atones
  • CLEANSING (scored 0.48) — purification by blood
  • RECONCILIATION (scored 0.38) — result of blood atonement
  • TESTAMENT (scored 0.49) — blood ratifies covenants
  • COMMUNION / LORD'S SUPPER (scored 0.47/0.46) — blood of the new covenant meal