Lev 17:10-14 | KingComments | STEP | This section is about eating blood. Twice before in this book God spoke about the blood ( ). The blood should not be eaten, because life is in the blood and life belongs to God. Blood is not only life; it is also the means of making atonement ( ). We may eat an animal, but God retains the right to blood. We acknowledge God’s right to life by not eating blood. The ban on eating blood does not only apply to Israel. The first Christians are also told this as an everlasting commandment ( ). Eating blood or, for example, blood sausage, remains prohibited.

‏ Leviticus 17:10-14

Prohibition to Eat Blood

This section is about eating blood. Twice before in this book God spoke about the blood (Lev 3:17 ; Lev 7:26). The blood should not be eaten, because life is in the blood and life belongs to God. Blood is not only life; it is also the means of making atonement (Lev 17:11). We may eat an animal, but God retains the right to blood. We acknowledge God’s right to life by not eating blood.

The ban on eating blood does not only apply to Israel. The first Christians are also told this as an everlasting commandment (Acts 15:28-29). Eating blood or, for example, blood sausage, remains prohibited.