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and you shall offer your burnt offerings, the flesh and the blood, on the altar of Yahweh your God; and the blood of your sacrifices shall be poured out on the altar of Yahweh your God; and you shall eat the flesh.
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The Blood Belongs to God
Commentators explain that the blood from all sacrifices—burnt offerings, sin offerings, and peace offerings—was to be poured out on the altar. This act symbolized that life, represented by the blood, belongs to God and is to be solemnly returned to Him as the central part of the sacrificial rite.
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Deuteronomy
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19th Century
Anglican
The blood of thy sacrifices — that is, peace offerings, the only kind of which the worshipper as well as the priest might…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And you shall offer your burnt offerings, the flesh and the blood, upon the altar of the Lord your God
Presbyterian
The command to bring ALL the sacrifices to the door of the tabernacle was now explained with reference to the promised land. Regarding moral servic…
