Leviticus 3 (KJV With Strong's) - 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 upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet savor: all the fat is the Lord's. (Lev. 3:16)

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Deut. 32:14• ¹⁴Butter of kine, and milk of sheep, with fat of lambs, and rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats, with the fat of kidneys of wheat; and thou didst drink the pure blood of the grape. (Deut. 32:14)

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Neh. 8:10• ¹⁰Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the Lord is your strength. (Neh. 8:10)

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Lev. 7:23,25‑27• ²³Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Ye shall eat no manner of fat, of ox, or of sheep, or of goat.
²⁵For whosoever eateth the fat of the beast, of which men offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord, even the soul that eateth it shall be cut off from his people.
²⁶Moreover ye shall eat no manner of blood, whether it be of fowl or of beast, in any of your dwellings.
²⁷Whatsoever soul it be that eateth any manner of blood, even that soul shall be cut off from his people. (Lev. 7:23,25‑27)

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Lev. 17:10‑14• ¹⁰And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood; I will even set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his people.
¹¹For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.
¹²Therefore I said unto the children of Israel, No soul of you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger that sojourneth among you eat blood.
¹³And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, which hunteth and catcheth any beast or fowl that may be eaten; he shall even pour out the blood thereof, and cover it with dust.
¹⁴For it is the life of all flesh; the blood of it is for the life thereof: therefore I said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall eat the blood of no manner of flesh: for the life of all flesh is the blood thereof: whosoever eateth it shall be cut off. (Lev. 17:10‑14)

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Gen. 9:4• ⁴But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye 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 ground as water. (Deut. 15:23)

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1 Sam. 14:32‑34• ³²And the people flew upon the spoil, and took sheep, and oxen, and calves, and slew them on the ground: and the people did eat them with the blood.
³³Then they told Saul, saying, Behold, the people sin against the Lord, in that they eat with the blood. And he said, Ye have transgressed: roll a great stone unto me this day.
³⁴And Saul said, Disperse yourselves among the people, and say unto them, Bring me hither every man his ox, and every man his sheep, and slay them here, and eat; and sin not against the Lord in eating with the blood. And all the people brought every man his ox with him that night, and slew them there. (1 Sam. 14:32‑34)

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Ezek. 33:25• ²⁵Wherefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; 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 said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will 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 of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. (Matt. 26:28)

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Acts 15:20‑21,29• ²⁰But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.
²¹For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day.
²⁹That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well. (Acts 15:20‑21,29)

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

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Eph. 5:26• ²⁶That he might sanctify and cleanse it with 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 to be refused, if it be 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.