(Leviticus 17:11,) "For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood by reason of the life that makes atonement."
(Hebrews 9:22,) 'And according to the LAW, one may almost say, all things are cleansed with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no forgiveness'. As much as the importance of blood was to make atonement for sin, it was also used to make a covenant. In Genesis 15:9 God said to Abram later called Abraham, to bring Him various living creatures and sacrifice them, and in v18, the bible records that, on that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram.
"He that sheds the blood of a man by that man shall his blood be shed ( (Genesis 9:6)
(Leviticus1:5) And he shall kill the bullock before the LORD: and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall bring the blood, and sprinkle the blood round about upon the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
1:8 And the priests, Aaron's sons, shall lay the parts, the head, and the fat, in order upon the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar:
1:9 But his inwards and his legs shall he wash in water: and the priest shall burn all on the altar, to be a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of "a sweet savour unto the LORD".
1:10 And if his offering be of the flocks, namely, of the sheep, or of the goats, for a burnt sacrifice; he shall bring it a male without blemish.
1:11 And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before the LORD: and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall sprinkle his blood round about upon the altar. "Kill and sprinkle blood round about."
1:12 And he shall cut it into his pieces, with his head and his fat: and the priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar: (1:12-13) "Cut it into pieces and burn it for a sweet savour unto the Lord."
1:13 But he shall wash the inwards and the legs with water: and the priest shall bring it all, and burn it upon the altar: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
1:14 And if the burnt sacrifice for his offering to the LORD be of fowls, then he shall bring his offering of turtledoves, or of young pigeons.
1:15 And the priest shall bring it unto the altar, and wring off his head, and burn it on the altar; and the blood thereof shall be wrung out at the side of the altar: "Wring off its head and burn it."
1:16 And he shall pluck away his crop with his feathers, and cast it beside the altar on the east part, by the place of the ashes:
1:17 And he shall cleave it with the wings thereof, but shall not divide it asunder: and the priest shall burn it upon the altar, upon the wood that is upon the fire: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
Yo....
Why the Hell does God love Blood So much ?
I don't get this...why does God, a spiritual being, require something so violent and physical as blood shed ?
This strikes the question....is God a Vampire ?
If not, then what is it with his BLOOD FETISH ?