Playlist: Blood as Symbol of Life (topic)
Passover and the Blood of Jesus Christ
Sermonette byIn biblical usage, blood is essentially synonymous with life, as God establishes in Genesis 9:3-4, where He declares that every moving thing that lives shall be food, but flesh with its life, that is its blood, shall not be eaten. This principle, reiterated after Noah emerged from the ark, underscores that blood symbolizes life. …
Never Forget
Sermon by Ryan McClureIn the Passover instructions, the blood applied to the doorposts and lintel served as a visible sign that preserved life when judgment struck Egypt, demonstrating that blood marks those whom God spares. This principle is stated directly that the life of the flesh resides in the blood, which God placed upon the altar to make …
Azazel: Endings
Sermon by David C. GrabbeBlood is presented as the life even after an animal has died, as seen in Deuteronomy 12:23, which states that the blood remains the life and may not be eaten with the meat. This principle is applied to the sin offering, where the guilty party symbolically transfers sin to an innocent substitute through the laying on of a hand. …