Blood everywhere! Blood on the horns of the altar, the sides of the altar, at the base of the altar, on the ears of the priests, the thumbs of the priests, the big toes of the priests, and the clothes of the priests—bull’s blood, ram’s blood, goat’s blood, sheep’s blood, and bird’s blood—don’t eat it, drink it, or touch it!
The life of a creature is in its blood, according to Leviticus 17:11. Blood all around, life all around, and death all around, too—the apparatus set up in order to atone for sin and transform items and persons from the ceremonially unclean state to the ceremonially clean state is detailed and clear. It indicates that all of this is very important and very serious to the Israeli people. They seem to understand the LORD as desirous of their worship, their holiness, and their food. In all these things they are led to please God.
Is this the Bible’s last word on sin, guilt, atonement, and holiness? No, it is not. Before delving into the Bible’s next word on these matters, however, I’ll meditate on this, the word for today.
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