Leviticus 3 (JND) - Bible Truth Library

eat neither.That is, neither the blood which is contained in the larger veins and arteries, nor the fat or suet which is within the animal, which exists in a separate or unmixed state, as the {omentum} or {caul,} the fat of the {mesentery,} or fatty part of the substance which connects the convolutions of the alimentary canal or small intestines, the fat of the kidneys, and whatever else of the internal fat was easily separable, together with the whole of the tail already described; for the blood which assumes the form of gravy, and the fat which is intermixed with the other flesh, might be eaten.

This law not only related to the sacrifices, but to all the cattle which the Israelites slaughtered for food.

Lev. 3:16• ¹⁶and the priest shall burn them on the altar: it is the food of the offering by fire for a sweet odour. All the fat shall be Jehovah's. (Lev. 3:16)

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Deut. 32:14• ¹⁴Cream of kine, and milk of sheep, With the fat of lambs, And rams of the breed of Bashan, and he-goats, With the fat of kidneys of wheat; And thou didst drink pure wine, the blood of the grape. (Deut. 32:14)

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Neh. 8:10• ¹⁰And he said to them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions to them for whom nothing is prepared; for the day is holy to our Lord; and be not grieved, for the joy of Jehovah is your strength. (Neh. 8:10)

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Lev. 7:23,25‑27• ²³Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, No fat, of ox, or of sheep, or of goat shall ye eat.
²⁵For whoever eateth the fat of the beast of which men present an offering by fire to Jehovah, the soul that hath eaten shall be cut off from his peoples.
²⁶And no blood shall ye eat in any of your dwellings, whether it be of fowl or of cattle.
²⁷Whatever soul it be that eateth any manner of blood, that soul shall be cut off from his peoples. (Lev. 7:23,25‑27)

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Lev. 17:10‑14• ¹⁰And every one of the house of Israel, or of the strangers who sojourn among them, that eateth any manner of blood,--I will set my face against the soul that hath eaten blood, and will cut him off from among his people;
¹¹for the soul of the flesh is in the blood; and I have given it to you upon the altar to make atonement for your souls, for it is the blood that maketh atonement for the soul.
¹²Therefore have I said unto the children of Israel, No soul of you shall eat blood, neither shall the stranger who sojourneth among you eat blood.
¹³And every one of the children of Israel, and of the strangers who sojourn among them, that catcheth in the hunt a beast or fowl that may be eaten, he shall pour out the blood thereof, and cover it with earth;
¹⁴for as to the life of all flesh, its blood is the life in it; and I have said unto the children of Israel, Of the blood of no manner of flesh shall ye eat, for the life of all flesh is its blood: whoever eateth it shall be cut off. (Lev. 17:10‑14)

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Gen. 9:4• ⁴Only, the flesh with its life, its blood, ye shall not eat. (Gen. 9:4)

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Deut. 12:16,23• ¹⁶Only, ye shall not eat the blood; ye shall pour it upon the earth as water.
²³Only, be sure that thou eat not the blood; for the blood is the life, and thou mayest not eat the life with the flesh; (Deut. 12:16,23)

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Deut. 15:23• ²³Only thou shalt not eat the blood thereof: thou shalt pour it upon the earth as water. (Deut. 15:23)

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1 Sam. 14:32‑34• ³²And the people fell on the spoil, and took sheep, and oxen, and calves, and slaughtered them on the ground; and the people ate them with the blood.
³³And they told Saul, saying, Behold, the people sin against Jehovah, in that they eat with the blood. And he said, Ye have acted perversely: roll me now a great stone.
³⁴And Saul said, Disperse yourselves among the people, and say to them, Bring near to me every man his ox, and every man his sheep, and slaughter them here, and eat; and sin not against Jehovah in eating with the blood. And all the people brought every man his ox with him that night, and slaughtered them there. (1 Sam. 14:32‑34)

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Ezek. 33:25• ²⁵Therefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Ye eat with the blood, and lift up your eyes toward your idols, and shed blood; and shall ye possess the land? (Ezek. 33:25)

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Matt. 16:24• ²⁴Then Jesus said to his disciples, If any one desires to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. (Matt. 16:24)

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Matt. 26:28• ²⁸For this is my blood, that of the new covenant, that shed for many for remission of sins. (Matt. 26:28)

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Acts 15:20‑21,29• ²⁰but to write to them to abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from what is strangled, and from blood.
²¹For Moses, from generations of old, has in every city those who preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath.
²⁹to abstain from things sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from what is strangled, and from fornication; keeping yourselves from which ye will do well. Farewell. (Acts 15:20‑21,29)

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Eph. 1:7• ⁷in whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of offences, according to the riches of his grace; (Eph. 1:7)

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Eph. 5:26• ²⁶in order that he might sanctify it, purifying it by the washing of water by the word, (Eph. 5:26)

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1 Tim. 4:4• ⁴For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, being received with thanksgiving; (1 Tim. 4:4)

• The peace offerings were the sacrifices where the worshippers ate a great part. But from what we have said, the signification is evident; the life and inward energies of the heart belonged wholly to God. (“Leviticus 3” by J.N. Darby)

• Whenever man of his will took the life of a beast, he must recognize the title of God, and submit his will, and own the will of God as alone having claim. (“Leviticus 3” by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

It is an everlasting statute for your generations throughout all your dwellings: no fat and no blood shall ye eat.