Tag: Leviticus 17

Leviticus 17: Worship that God wants

Post author By Richard
Post date December 20, 2014
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Leviticus 17 is one of the most difficult chapters in that book to understand. One of the main phrases that people question in this chapter is the phrase “that man [person] shall be cut off from among his people.” This chapter is not about how people were to slaughter animals for their daily meal. It is about God’s instructions about sacrifices and how sacrifices were not to be made by the people themselves, but they were to be brought to the priests so the different sacrifices were performed properly under priestly supervision.

Tags cut off, idolatry, Leviticus, Leviticus 17, offering, Parashat Acharei Mot, sa'iyr - goat demon or hairy goat - Strong's H8163, shalem - peace offering - Strong's H8002

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Leviticus 17-18 — prohibitions against eating blood and perversion

Post author By Richard
Post date January 1, 2011
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The wording in this series of chapters differs from prior chapters. At this point, HaShem (the LORD) is addressing all the people, not just the priesthood. There is an intriguing link between the elaborations on not eating blood in Leviticus 17 and then those on not having sexual relations with blood relatives in Leviticus 18.

Tags bestiality, blood, eating blood, incest, Leviticus, Leviticus 17, Leviticus 18, Parashat Acharei Mot, perversion