LEVITICUS 42


     We will begin this lesson in Leviticus 17:1 "And the LORD spake
unto Moses, saying," Leviticus 17:2 "Speak unto Aaron, and unto his
sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them; This
[is] the thing which the LORD hath commanded, saying,"

     In this particular situation, God tells Moses to tell Aaron, and
instead of Aaron telling his sons and the children of Israel, Moses is
to tell them. This would probably be very important for each of them
to know. Possibly, if it went down the chain of command from God to
Moses, to Aaron, to Aaron's sons, to the children of Israel some of
the important details might be lost.

     Leviticus 17:3 "What man soever [there be] of the house of
Israel, that killeth an ox, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that
killeth [it] out of the camp," Leviticus 17:4 "And bringeth it not
unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer an
offering unto the LORD before the tabernacle of the LORD; blood shall
be imputed unto that man; he hath shed blood; and that man shall be
cut off from among his people:"

     This does not mean that they could not kill and eat an animal
from their herd. It does mean, if this animal is to be sacrificed unto
the LORD, it must be killed at the tabernacle door as they had been
previously instructed. If they kill the animal {to be sacrificed} any
other place than the tabernacle, they will have offended God. This is
such a serious offence, that the person doing this will no longer be
considered an Israelite. The blood belongs to God.

     Leviticus 17:5 "To the end that the children of Israel may bring
their sacrifices, which they offer in the open field, even that they
may bring them unto the LORD, unto the door of the tabernacle of the
congregation, unto the priest, and offer them [for] peace offerings
unto the LORD."

     We see from this verse that, there is no question that this does
not mean the slaughter of an animal to eat, but means the sacrifice of
an animal. An animal to be sacrificed to God must be brought to the
sanctuary and sacrificed in the exact manner in which God had told
them to sacrifice. This offering could bring peace when done properly,
thus the peace offering. God had provided a place for the sacrifice,
no other place would be acceptable. The priest alone was to handle the
blood of the animal. Every sacrifice shadowed some part of the great
sacrifice Jesus made for us all, this is why it could not be altered
in any way. Do it God's way, or not at all.

     Leviticus 17:6 "And the priest shall sprinkle the blood upon the
altar of the LORD [at] the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,
and burn the fat for a sweet savour unto the LORD."

     We see from this verse above that the blood and the fat, which
belonged to God alone, had to be handled by just the priest. We have
discussed before that the shedding of blood is the only way to do away
with sin. Without the shedding of blood, there is no remission of sin.
The burning of the fat made a sweet savour to God. This pleased God.

     Leviticus 17:7 "And they shall no more offer their sacrifices
unto devils, after whom they have gone a whoring. This shall be a
statute for ever unto them throughout their generations."

     We see that the whoring, here, is of a spiritual nature. The
heathens had sacrificed to their false gods in the fields. This is
what is spoken of here. God is a holy God. He should never be confused
with these false gods. That is just what would have happened, if they
had killed the animal for sacrifice in the field. God had a specific
thing that must be done with the blood. The animal killed in the field
would most surely lose some of its blood out here in the field.

     Leviticus 17:8  "And thou shalt say unto them, Whatsoever man
[there be] of the house of Israel, or of the strangers which sojourn
among you, that offereth a burnt offering or sacrifice,"  Leviticus
17:9 "And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the
congregation, to offer it unto the LORD; even that man shall be cut
off from among his people."

     This would be false worship. Many of our churches today have
wandered away from the way of worship that God wants. False worship of
any kind, whether unintentional or not, is unacceptable unto God. We
must be very careful with new doctrines that pop up here and there.
Every spirit should be tried to see whether it be of God, or not,
before we adopt it into our worship services. The next few Scriptures
tell us how we can tell if the spirit is of God, or not. I John 4:1
"Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they
are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world."
I John 4:2 "Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that
confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:"  I John
4:3 "And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in
the flesh is not of God: and this is that [spirit] of antichrist,
whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it
in the world."

     Leviticus 17:10  "And 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."

     We have been told over and over that the blood belongs to God. A
person that eateth the blood would be as if he were calling himself
god. We are not god. We are His servants.

     Leviticus 17:11 "For 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."

     Even in Noah's time God had warned not to eat blood. Genesis 9:4
"But flesh with the life thereof, [which is] the blood thereof, shall
ye not eat."  This was so important that God warned them over and over
not to eat the blood. I will show another Scripture on this and then
go on. Deuteronomy 12:23 "Only be sure that thou eat not the blood:
for the blood [is] the life; and thou mayest not eat the life with the
flesh." This is possibly why the Jews found it so repulsive when Jesus
told them to eat His flesh and drink His blood. This was not a literal
statement that Jesus said, but symbolic of partaking of the life that
Jesus provided for all who would believe. John 6:54 "Whoso eateth my
flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him
up at the last day." The bread was symbolic of the flesh of Jesus, and
the wine was symbolic of the blood of Jesus. We see that our real life
comes when we partake of Jesus. He is our life.

     Leviticus 17:12 "Therefore I said unto the children of Israel, No
soul of you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger that
sojourneth among you eat blood."

     This does not mean that you can not eat meat after the excess
blood has been drained off. The meat properly cooked, after draining
off the excess blood is certainly supposed to be eaten. I Timothy 4:1
"Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some
shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and
doctrines of devils;" I Timothy 4:2 "Speaking lies in hypocrisy;
having their conscience seared with a hot iron;"  I Timothy 4:3
"Forbidding to marry, [and commanding] to abstain from meats, which
God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which
believe and know the truth."  We can easily see from this that, we are
to eat meat. It is a doctrine of devils to teach not to eat meat. The
next verse shows that it is, in fact, the flesh of an animal when it
calls it creature. I Timothy 4:4 "For every creature of God [is] good,
and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:"
Possibly one of the reasons the religious people of Jesus' day were
turned off was when Jesus said they must eat of His flesh and drink
His blood. John 6:53 "Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say
unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his
blood, ye have no life in you."  They were so caught up in the law
that they did not realize that Jesus was speaking of the bread
symbolizing His flesh and the fruit of the vine symbolizing His blood.
They were not actually drinking His blood and eating His flesh. He
just meant that to have life eternal, we must partake of Him. He is
our life.

     Leviticus 17:13 "And 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."

     You can see the proper thing to do with the blood of an animal
that you kill to eat, is to put the blood back into the earth.

     Leviticus 17:14 "For [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."

     So many satanic cults around the world today are literally
drinking the blood of animals. We read that forever man is not to
drink blood. The blood belongs to God. Our life is in the hands of God
as well. These satanic cults, doing this terrible thing, have cut
themselves off from God.

     Leviticus 17:15 "And every soul that eateth that which died [of
itself], or that which was torn [with beasts, whether it be] one of
your own country, or a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes, and
bathe [himself] in water, and be unclean until the even: then shall he
be clean."

     Something that died of itself would probably be diseased. You can
see that this prohibition would be for man's own good.

     Leviticus 17:16 "But if he wash [them] not, nor bathe his flesh;
then he shall bear his iniquity."

     The washing is to purify. The purifying of the animal is for
sanitation reasons. All sorts of germs would be on an animal not
washed. Then the washing of himself would, also, be to purify. Without
being purified, you would continue to be unclean.






























                             Questions 42

1.  What is different about how God wanted this message given to the
    people?
2.  What is intended in verse 3 about killing an ox or goat?
3.  When a person shed blood improperly, what happened to him?
4.  Where is the only place proper to kill an animal for sacrifice?
5.  Who was the only one permitted to handle the blood of the
    sacrificed animal?
6.  Where does verse 6 tell us he is to sprinkle the blood?
7.  What is he to burn, that makes a sweet savour to the LORD?
8.  What is the only way to do away with sin?
9.  What is the whoring in verse 7?
10. Who had sacrificed to their false gods in the field?
11. Was this restriction just for the Israelites?
12. What about false worship that is unintentional?
13. How can we try the spirits and know whether they are of God or
    not?
14. Any spirit that denies that Jesus Christ came in the flesh is
    what?
15. What happens to those who eat blood?
16. The life of the flesh is in the _____.
17. What is the blood upon the altar for us?
18. Who was warned in Genesis chapter 9 verse 4 not to eat blood?
19. Why did the Jews find it repulsive, when Jesus said to drink His
    blood?
20. Was Jesus speaking of literal blood when He said this?
21. What was symbolic of Jesus' flesh?
22. What was symbolic of His blood?
23. Where do we find the Scripture that says, it is a doctrine of
    devils to forbid to eat meat?
24. What one word in these Scriptures let us know that this is animal
    flesh?
25. How are they to dispose of the blood of animals that are killed
    for food?
26. The life of all flesh is the ______ thereof.
27. What is one thing satanic cults are doing that is really terrible?
28. Why should you not eat of something that died of itself?
29. What is washing to do?
30. What 2 things must be washed, before you may eat of this flesh?