Lev 17 | TSK | STEP | The blood of all slain beasts must be offered to the Lord at the door of the tabernacle. They must not offer to devils. All eating of blood is forbidden; and of all that dies by itself, or is torn.

devils.{Seirim,} properly signifies hairy or hairy ones; and hence is used not only for he-goats, but also for some fabulous beings or sylvan gods, to whom was ascribed the form of goats. Maimonides says that the Zabian idolaters worshipped demons under the form of goats; and that this custom being spread among other nations, gave occasion to this precept. He-goats, however, are probably intended here, which were objects of divine honour among the Egyptians under the name of honour among the Egyptians under the name of Mendes. Herodotus says that all goats were worshipped in Egypt; but particularly he-goats. From these seem to have sprung Pan, Silenus, and the innumerable herd of those imaginary beings, fauns, satyrs, dryads, etc., all woodland gods, and held in veneration by the Greeks and Romans.

gone a whoring.Though this phrase is equivalent, in Scripture, to that of committing idolatry, yet it is to be taken sometimes in a literal sense. Baalpeor and Ashtaroth were worshipped with obscene rite; and public prostitution formed a great part of the worship among the Egyptians, Moabites, Canaanites, Greeks, and Romans.

20:5; Ex 34:15; De 31:16; Jer 3:1; Eze 23:8; Re 17:1-5

that offereth.

4,10; 1:2,3; Jud 6:26; 1Sa 7:9; 10:8; 16:2; 2Sa 24:25; 1Ki 18:30-38

Mal 1:11

that eateth.

11; 3:17; 7:26,27; 19:26; Ge 9:4; De 12:16,23; 15:23; 1Sa 14:33

Eze 33:25; 44:7; Ac 15:20,29; Heb 10:29

I will.

20:3-6; 26:17; Ps 34:16; Jer 21:10; 44:11; Eze 14:8; 15:7

the life.This sentence, which contains a most important truth, had existed in the Mosaic writings for more than 3,000 years, before the attention of any philosopher was drawn to the subject. That the blood actually possesses a living principle, and that the life of the whole body is derived from it, is a doctrine of revelation, and a doctrine which the experiments of the most accurate anatomists have served strongly to confirm. The proper circulation of this important fluid through the whole human system was first taught by Solomon in figurative language, (Ec 12:6,) and discovered, as it is called, and demonstrated by Dr. Harvey in 1628; though some Italian philosophers had the same notion a little before. This accurate anatomist was the first who fully revived the Mosaic notion of the vitality of the blood; which was afterwards adopted by the justly celebrated Dr. John Hunter, professor of anatomy, and established by him, by a great variety of strong reasoning and accurate experiments.

I have.

8:15; 16:11,14-19; Mt 20:28; 26:28; Mr 14:24; Ro 3:25; 5:9

Eph 1:7; Col 1:14,20; Heb 9:22; 13:12; 1Pe 1:2; 1Jo 1:7; 2:2; Re 1:5

neither.

Ex 12:49

which hunteth.

7:26

hunteth. Heb. hunteth any hunting. pour out.

De 12:16,24; 15:23; 1Sa 14:32-34; Job 16:18; Eze 24:7

11,12; Ge 9:4; De 12:23

every soul.

22:8; Ex 22:31; De 14:21; Eze 4:14; 44:31

that which died of itself. Heb. a carcase. both wash.

11:25; 15:5,10,21; Nu 19:8,19,21; Re 7:14

5:1; 7:18; 19:8; 20:17,19,20; Nu 19:19,20; Isa 53:11; Joh 13:8

Heb 9:28; 1Pe 2:24