Thematic Bible: Shedding of human
Thematic Bible
Blood » Shedding of human » Jews often guilty of
except your own dishonest profit,
shedding innocent blood
and committing extortion and oppression.
You are guilty of the blood you have shed, and you are defiled from the idols you have made. You have brought your judgment days near and have come to your years of punishment. Therefore, I have made you a disgrace to the nations and a mockery to all the lands.
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Blood » Shedding of human » Mode of clearing those accused of
"If a murder victim is found lying in a field in the land the Lord your God is giving you to possess, and it is not known who killed him, your elders and judges must come out and measure [the distance] from the victim to the nearby cities. The elders of the city nearest to the victim are to get a cow that has not been yoked or used for work. read more.
The elders of that city will bring the cow down to a continually flowing stream, to a place not tilled or sown, and they will break the cow's neck there by the stream. Then the priests, the sons of Levi, will come forward, for the Lord your God has chosen them to serve Him and pronounce blessings in the Lord's name, and they are to give a ruling in every dispute and [case of] assault. All the elders of the city nearest to the victim will wash their hands by the stream over the heifer whose neck has been broken. They will declare, 'Our hands did not shed this blood; our eyes did not see [it]. Lord, forgive Your people Israel You redeemed, and do not hold the shedding of innocent blood against them.' Then they will be absolved of responsibility for bloodshed. You must purge from yourselves the guilt of shedding innocent blood, for you will be doing what is right in the Lord's sight.
The elders of that city will bring the cow down to a continually flowing stream, to a place not tilled or sown, and they will break the cow's neck there by the stream. Then the priests, the sons of Levi, will come forward, for the Lord your God has chosen them to serve Him and pronounce blessings in the Lord's name, and they are to give a ruling in every dispute and [case of] assault. All the elders of the city nearest to the victim will wash their hands by the stream over the heifer whose neck has been broken. They will declare, 'Our hands did not shed this blood; our eyes did not see [it]. Lord, forgive Your people Israel You redeemed, and do not hold the shedding of innocent blood against them.' Then they will be absolved of responsibility for bloodshed. You must purge from yourselves the guilt of shedding innocent blood, for you will be doing what is right in the Lord's sight.
Blood » Shedding of human » Hateful to God
Six things the Lord hates; in fact, seven are detestable to Him: arrogant eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
Blood » Shedding of human » Defiling to the land
the blood of their sons and daughters
whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan;
so the land became polluted with blood.
Blood » Shedding of human » Defiling to the person
and your fingers, with iniquity;
your lips have spoken lies,
and your tongues mutter injustice.
Blood » Shedding of human » Always punished
his blood will be shed by man,
for God made man in His image.
Blood » Shedding of human » Forbidden
I will require the life of every animal and every man for your life and your blood. I will require the life of each man’s brother for a man’s life.
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