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Text:  Leviticus 17:11, 10-14

INTRODUCTION –          

1) Britannica encyclopedia has 43 pages of articles on blood

2)The Bible has 439 references to blood (438 to life, 410 to flesh, 457 to soul)

3) Blood is emphasized from Genesis 3:21; 4:4, 10 to Revelation 19:2, 13

4) 4 of the 5 major sacrifices (Leviticus 1-5) require blood

I.         It Is Life (Deuteronomy 12:23; Proverbs 4:23)

•   William Harvey discovered circulation – 1615

A.      Not To Drink Blood

1.    Before law  (Genesis 9:4)               (2Samuel 23:16-17)

2.    Under law  (Leviticus 17:14)               (contrast – Ezekiel 39:18-19)

3.    After law  (Acts 15:19,20)      

·         Man’s refusal to drink blood separates him from and honors the life that God gives.

B.      Not To Shed Blood (Genesis 37:22, 26; Revelation 16:3-6)    

1.    No satisfaction  (Numbers 35:31-33; Deuteronomy 19:11-13; Deuteronomy 21:1-9)

2.    George Washington killed by bleeding - 1799

II.       It Carries Guilt or Innocence - Abel’s blood (Genesis 4:10)

        A. Guilt   (Genesis 9:5, 6; Ezekiel 22:1-4, 13) 

        B. Innocence   (Jeremiah 19:4; Matthew 27:4)

III.      It Carries Corruption

        A. Not to Inherit the Kingdom of God (1Corinthians 15:50; Luke 24:39)

                 ill. 1) Embalming

                      2) Water to Blood (Exodus 7:17-18; Revelation 11:6)

B.   Inherited Through the Fathers (Romans 5:12; Exodus 20:5)

·         Example: The Virgin Birth (Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:16; Luke 1:35; 2:33; 3:23)  

IV.    It Is Precious

A.   The blood of innocents  (Jeremiah 19:4)

B. The blood of those loved by God   (Psalm 72:14)

C. The blood of God    (Acts 20:28; 1 Peter 1:19)

         1. No guilt – no sin practice   (1 Peter 2:22; Matthew 27:4)

    2. No corruption – no sin nature – no human father  (2Corinthians 5:21; 1Peter 1:18)

V.      It Atones

A.      Through blood  (Leviticus 17:11; Hebrews 9:22)         

·   Passover (Exodus 12:13)

B.      Through HIS blood

1.    Justification  (Romans 5:9)

2.    Redemption  (Ephesians 1:7; Colossians 1:14; Revelation 5:9)

3.    Reconciliation  (Colossians 1:20-21)

       ill. Drinking His blood  (John 6:53-56)

C.      Perfect redemption requires perfect atonement

1.    Perfect blood  (1Peter 1:18-19)

2.    Perfect cleansing   (1John 1:7)

3.    Perfect atonement (Romans 5:11)

CONCLUSION:   Exodus 12:3-5

          This world needs the atonement of “a lamb” (v.3)

          But only “the lamb” (v. 4; John 1:29) can avail

          Have you made the Lamb “your lamb” (v. 5)?

          Are you telling others about the blood of the Lamb?